Legal Opinion
Royal v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 21, 1994No. 18731PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARRISH, Chief Judge.
Phillip Royal (movant) was convicted of capital murder. § 565.001, RSMo Supp.1977. After an appeal of that conviction, see State v. Royal, 610 S.W.2d 946 (Mo. banc 1981), movant filed a motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 27.26 (repealed). Counsel was appointed and filed an amended motion. Following an evidentiary hearing, the motion court filed written findings of fact and conclusions of law and denied the motion. This court affirms.
The attorneys who represented movant in the underlying criminal case (trial counsel) filed a motion to suppress evidence that…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- State v. RoyalSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
- Otis Darnell Thomas v. A.L. Lockhart, Director of Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Futrell v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Henderson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
- Dehn v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
- Bates v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998
- Church v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
- Neal v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
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