Legal Opinion
Watson v. Wyrick
District Court, E.D. Missouri
Decided November 17, 1981No. 81-0902-C(5)Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CAHILL, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus.
On March 1, 1977, petitioner pleaded guilty on the advice of counsel to various criminal charges and was sentenced to the Missouri Penitentiary at Jefferson City, Missouri. Subsequently, plaintiff filed an appeal before the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern Division, No. 42196, and was denied (TR.101) relief. As a result of this decision in the Missouri Court of Appeals, suit was filed in this Court.
In this petition pro se petitioner alleges that his guilty plea was coerced through…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Sunal v. LargeSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. James Harold HoodCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Charles N. Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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