Legal Opinion
Jones v. State
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided September 13, 1971No. 56068PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMAN, Presiding Judge.
On July 8, 1968, movant (hereinafter referred to as defendant) entered a plea of guilty to a charge of second degree murder and was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 20 years. See §§ 559.020 and 559.030. 1 Defendant thereafter filed the instant motion to vacate the judgment under S.Ct. Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R. After holding an evidentiary hearing the trial court overruled the motion and defendant has duly appealed.
The grounds alleged in the motion to vacate were that “(1) Petitioner was denied and deprived of a competency hearing prior to the acceptance of a plea…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brizendine v. SwensonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1969
- State v. MartinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
- Carpenter v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
3Cited by32 opinions
- Gladden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- McCrary v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
- Miller v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
- Newman v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- State v. VansandtsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
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