Where a defendant challenged the denial of her motion for post-conviction relief, the defendant absconded for more than 20 months, so the appeal is dismissed pursuant to the escape rule. Appeal is dismissed. Thomas v. State (MLW No. 74911/Case No. ...

Tagged with: Escape Rule Post-Conviction Relief

Where a defendant challenged the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief, the defendant absconded from probation, so the escape rule is applied to deny review of the defendant’s first two claims, and the defendant did not allege facts in ...

Tagged with: Escape Rule Post-Conviction Relief

Where a defendant challenged the denial of post-conviction relief, the defendant’s escapes delayed proceedings for about 20 months, so the escape rule is applied, and the appeal must be dismissed. Appeal is dismissed. Conn v. State (MLW No. 74254/Case No. ...

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Where defendant challenged the dismissal of his Rule 24.035 motion, arguing that the motion court improperly invoked the escape rule without ruling on the merits of his claims and thus violating his constitutional rights, judicial authority has established that application ...

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Where a defendant challenged the application of the escape rule to dismiss his motion for post-conviction relief, the judgment is reversed and remanded because the error asserted in his amended motion occurred after he was returned to custody, so the ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law Escape Rule Post-Capture Error Post-Conviction Relief

Where a defendant challenged the denial of post-conviction relief, but he absconded and remained at large, the appeal is dismissed pursuant to the escape rule. Appeal dismissed. Wolf v. State (MLW No. 71806/Case No. WD80903 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court ...

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Caldwell v. State (MLW No. 71683/Case No. ED105615 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Robert G. Dowd Jr., J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Escape Rule Post-Conviction Relief

State v. Kelsall (MLW No. 71403/Case No. SD34795 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Lynch, J.)

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State v. Miller (MLW No. 71335/Case No. WD80188 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

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State v. Carter (MLW No. 70750/Case No. WD79529 – 19 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

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State v. McKay (MLW No. 70534/Case No. ED104172 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hoff, J.)

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