Legal Opinion

Buckner v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 14, 2000No. WD 57885PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES M. SMART, Jr., Judge.

Lenford Buckner appeals the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion. Buckner is serving a seven-year sentence running concurrently with a previous sentence as a result of his plea to possession of a controlled substance under Section 195.202 RSMo 1994. Buckner alleges he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his counsel failed to inform him that a motion to suppress evidence could be filed in his case. Buckner accordingly alleges his decision to plead guilty was not informed.

This is Buckner’s second appeal of his Rule 24.035 motion. This court remanded the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. Scott v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
  4. Gream v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. Omoruyi Obasogie v. State of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2014

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