Legal Opinion

Wallace v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 10, 2009No. SD 29326, SD 29327PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DON E. BURRELL, Presiding Judge.

Amanda Sue Wallace (“Movant”) appeals orders dismissing her amended Rule 24.035 1 motions for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing based on an application of the “escape rule.” Because Movant’s thirteen-month flight from justice adversely affected the criminal justice system, we dismiss her appeals.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Movant pled guilty to three of four criminal charges brought against her in three separate cases. Those charges consisted of two counts of the class C felony of possession of a controlled substance (see sections…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Goeke v. BranchSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. State v. TroupeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  3. Reuscher v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
  4. Nichols v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. Echols v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Stevenson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009

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