Legal Opinion

Gooch v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 6, 2010No. SD 29981PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT S. BARNEY, Judge.

Dale Wayne Gooch (“Movant”) appeals the motion court’s denial following an evi-dentiary hearing of his postconviction mo tion filed pursuant to Rule 24.035. 1 In his sole point relied on, he argues he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his two attorneys “unreasonably failed to move the trial court for a mental examination to determine if [he] was competent to proceed ... 2 We affirm the judgment and findings of the motion court.

Movant was charged by “Information in a Felony Case” with three counts of the unclassified felony of statutory sodomy in the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
  4. State v. RollSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
  5. Huth v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Prince v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  2. CORY D. JONES, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-RespondentMissouri Court of Appeals · 2021
  3. Gallagher v. GallagherMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010
  4. MICHAEL ANDREW HURST, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-RespondentMissouri Court of Appeals · 2022
  5. State v. PlasterMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013

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