Legal Opinion

Miller v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 26, 1980No. 11506PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BILLINGS, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Louis Hollie Miller filed a Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., motion seeking to vacate two life sentences imposed in 1952 after he had entered pleas of guilty to charges of first degree murder and first degree robbery. Following appointment of counsel and an evidentiary hearing, the Circuit Court of New Madrid County denied appellant’s motion. We affirm.

By reason of appellant’s pleas of guilty, his contentions regarding ineffective assistance of counsel are immaterial except to *30the extent this ground bears on the issues of voluntariness and understanding. Parks v.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Parks v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. Rhoades v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
  3. Wright v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Armstrong v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re StewartSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
  2. Hayes v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. Easton v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989

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