Legal Opinion

Spencer v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 1, 1976No. KCD 27654PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREW JACKSON HIGGINS, Special Judge.

Appeal from denial, after evidentiary hearing, of motion under Rule 27.26, Y.A. M.R., to vacate and set aside judgments of conviction and consecutive sentences of 15 years’ imprisonment following guilty pleas on three charges of robbery, first degree. The question is whether defendant was under the mistaken belief that he would receive concurrent sentences. Affirmed.

As grounds for relief in the trial court, movant asserted: (1) His guilty pleas were coerced in that he pleaded guilty with the understanding he would receive three concurrent fifteen-year…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. State v. BakerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
  3. Shoemake v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
  4. State v. EatonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
  5. State v. BrownMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. TilleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. Wright v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Hudson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Lawson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976

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