Adams v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
LOWENSTEIN, Judge.
The most important matter in the appeal of this Rule 27.26 case is that of jurisdiction. The unique question presented here is whether a Missouri court may entertain a 27.26 motion from a prisoner incarcerated under consecutive Missouri sentences who claims that a sentence that he is scheduled to serve but has not commenced to serve is invalid because of deprivation of rights guaranteed by the federal or state constitutions. The claim here is ineffective assistance of counsel. The problem hinges on what is meant by the following language in the first paragraph of Rule 27.26…
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Peyton v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- McNally v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Seales v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- State v. YoungMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
- Lashley v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
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