Legal Opinion
Koonce v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 21, 1989No. 54517PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.
Movant appeals from the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion after evidentiary hearing. We affirm.
On November 19,1985 a jury found mov-ant guilty of two counts of forcible rape, one count of attempted sodomy, and one count of forcible sodomy. These convictions were affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Koonce, 731 S.W.2d 431 (Mo.App.1987). The sordid details of these crimes are set forth in that opinion and need not be repeated here.
On October 21, 1987 movant filed a pro se motion to vacate these convictions pursuant to Rule 27.26. Counsel was appointed and an amended motion…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- State v. KoonceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
- Wickman v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- Frederick v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Phares v. NormanDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2021