Legal Opinion

State v. Mischanko

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 11, 1954No. 44149PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENNICK, Special Judge.

This is a proceeding instituted in the Circuit Court of Jackson County to vacate a sentence imposed upon one Frederick Sam Mischanko following the return of a verdict finding him guilty of the offense of burglary in the second degree and assessing his punishment at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term of two years.

The proceeding was brought under the authority of 42 V.A.M.S. Rule 27.26 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, which provides that a prisoner in custody under sentence and claiming the right to be released upon the ground, among others, that such…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Betts v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Williams v. KaiserSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Bute v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. FreedmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
  2. State v. LaspySupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
  3. Richardson v. MillerDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1989
  4. State v. BaughSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
  5. State v. ManessSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966

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