Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 6, 1988No. 54136PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRIST, Judge.

Movant appeals the denial of his 27.26 motion after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

On March 17, 1982, movant was found guilty by a jury of three counts of forcible *623rape and two counts of forcible sodomy; however, on the basis of trial error mov-ant’s Motion For New Trial was sustained. Prior to the beginning of his second trial, movant pled guilty to the five counts pursuant to a plea bargain. In accordance with the plea bargain, movant was sentenced to twenty-three years on each count, with the sentences to run concurrently.

Movant first asserts the court’s decision should be…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Richardson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Leigh v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Seltzer v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. McCoy v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. Wade v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Watkins v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. Garrett v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. Johnson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. Bagby v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Baykowski v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989

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