Legal Opinion

Head v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 28, 2010No. ED 93893Published

1Opinion of the Court

CLIFFORD H. AHRENS, Judge.

Eddie Head (Movant) appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis denying, after an evidentiary hearing, his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. The motion court’s judgment denying post-conviction relief is re versed. The sentence, but not the conviction, on count V (kidnapping) is vacated, and the case is remanded for re-sentencing on that count.

Background

A jury convicted Movant of two counts of first-degree robbery, kidnapping, and forcible rape. The trial court sentenced Movant to two concurrent prison terms of 10 years on the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Deck v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2002
  3. State v. HallSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
  5. Copas v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000

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