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Williams v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 15, 1986No. WD 37756PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TURNAGE, Judge.

Doyle J. Williams 1 appeals the denial of his motion under Rule 27.26 to vacate the judgment and sentence of death entered upon his conviction for capital murder.

Williams complains principally of ineffective assistance of counsel. Affirmed.

Williams was charged with capital murder in Callaway County but the trial was moved to Clay County on a change of venue. Williams was convicted of the murder of Kerry Brummett. The killing of Brum-mett was an effort by Williams to cover up the burglary of a physician’s office in Aux-vasse and the theft of prescription pads. Williams was also…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. State v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  4. State v. ShawSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Doyle J. Williams v. Bill ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  2. Grubbs v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1988
  3. State v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. Bannister v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Young v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989

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