Legal Opinion

Trivitt v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 20, 1981No. 12068PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BILLINGS, Judge.

Appellant James A. Trivitt filed a Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R, motion to vacate judgment *104and sentence, seeking relief from a 10-year sentence imposed for unlawful possession of a controlled substance.1 The trial court conducted an evidentiary hearing and made and entered findings of fact and conclusions of law and denied the motion. We affirm.

Appellant’s motion alleged ineffective assistance of counsel by his trial attorney. Some twenty-four purported derelictions by the public defender were asserted by appellant in support of his contention. At the hearing the two public defenders…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bryant v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Scott v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. State v. TrivittMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Wright v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984

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