Legal Opinion

Paulson v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 20, 2011No. SD 30629PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM W. FRANCIS, JR., Judge.

Leroy Paulson (“Paulson”) appeals the motion court’s denial of his “Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct the Judgment or Sentence” on a claim he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm that denial.

Facts and Procedural History

On March 7, 2003, Paulson was charged by felony information "with the crimes of statutory rape in the first degree, in violation of section 566.032, 1 and felony statutory sodomy in the first degree, in violation of section 566.063. A bench trial was held on December 21, 2005, and Paulson was found guilty on January 12, 2006.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Worthington v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2005
  3. State v. StoreySupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  4. Moss v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2000
  5. State v. KinderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1996

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hendrix v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  2. BRIAN SHAWN JONES, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-RespondentMissouri Court of Appeals · 2021

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