Legal Opinion

Black v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided December 9, 1986No. 51333PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRIST, Judge.

Movant appeals from the denial, after an evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 27.26 motion. We affirm.

Movant’s conviction, at a jury trial, for second degree burglary was affirmed in State v. Black, 678 S.W.2d 887 (Mo.App.1984). He seeks to vacate that conviction on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel, asserting failure to interview an alibi witness.

The 27.26 trial court made extensive findings of fact and conclusions of law and found movant failed to show trial counsel was ineffective or that his actions prejudiced movant. Our review is limited to a determination of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Stokes v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Leigh v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Abrams v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Jackson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Lockett v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. FractionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. Johnson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. Mountjoy v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Terry v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Jackson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987

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