Legal Opinion
State v. Lawson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 15, 1994No. 16533, 18486PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRISON, Judge.
William Lawson (Defendant) was convicted by a jury of first degree murder, § 565.-020.1, 1 and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of probation or parole.
Defendant filed a pro se motion under Rule 29.15, alleging ineffective assistance of his trial counsel. 2 An amended motion was later filed by counsel but was denied after an evidentiary hearing. Defendant’s direct appeal from his conviction (Case No. 16533) and his appeal from denial of the Rule 29.15 motion (Case No. 18486) have been consolidated.
Defendant raises multiple points of alleged trial court…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- State v. NewlonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
- State v. McMillinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. CarsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- State v. HowardMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
- State v. MishlerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
- State v. ColbertMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
- State v. ZimmermanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
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