Legal Opinion

Mansfield v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 23, 1981No. 12349PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PREWITT, Judge.

Movant filed a motion under Rule 27.26 seeking to vacate a conviction and sentence *215following a plea of guilty. The trial court found that movant’s plea was entered voluntarily with full understanding of its consequences and denied the motion. Our review is to determine if the trial court’s findings, conclusions, and judgment are erroneous. Rule 27.26(j).

Movant contends that the plea was not voluntarily entered because he relied on misstatements made by his attorney. Mov-ant testified that before he pled guilty his attorney said that “he and the Judge would arrange” for movant…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. RoseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
  2. Trimble v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. James v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. State v. CrockettMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. Menees v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Simpson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Roberts v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989

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