Legal Opinion

Cruz v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided October 29, 1974No. 9682PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BILLINGS, Judge.

Appellant Rudolph Melvin Cruz, serving a twenty-year prison term for first degree robbery following his plea of guilty thereto in Greene County Circuit Court, was denied post-conviction relief under Rule 27.-26, V.A.M.R. He contends errors were committed in the lower court’s failures to appoint him counsel, hold an evidentiary hearing, and make findings of fact and conclusions of law. We affirm.

The transcript of the proceedings at the time appellant pleaded guilty conclusively shows that appellant is entitled to no relief on his stated grounds of involuntary plea, mental…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
  2. Hogshooter v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. Pauley v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
  4. Perryman v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. Betts v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Burnside v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. State v. ClayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Jackson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Cruz v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977

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