Legal Opinion

Hughes v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 6, 2017No. ED 104332Published

1Opinion of the Court

Gary M. Gaertner, Jr., Judge

Introduction

Marcus Hughes (Movant) appeals the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief under Rule 29.151 after a partial evi-dentiary hearing. We affirm.

Background

A jury convicted Movant in 2014 of one count of forcible rape and one count of assault in the second degree, for events occurring in 2004. The evidence at trial *666showed that Movant met A,S. (Victim) in the early morning hours of December 4, 2004. Victim had left the bar she was at with her friends, and she was walking down the street. Victim noticed Movant following her and asked- him to stop. She…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Walter Barton v. State of MissouriSupreme Court of Missouri · 2014
  3. Gehrke v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
  4. State of Missouri v. Chadwick Leland WalterSupreme Court of Missouri · 2016
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012

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