Where a defendant challenged the judgment overruling his motion for post-conviction relief, the trial court failed to comply with the mandate of the court in the direct appeal from his judgment of conviction, so there was no final judgment in ...

Tagged with: Finality Of Judgment Post-Conviction Motion Premature

Where a defendant challenged the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing, the pro se motion was untimely, so the judgment is vacated and remanded with instructions to dismiss. Vacated. Wenzel v. State (MLW No. 74016/Case ...

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Watson v. State (MLW No. 70500/Case No. SC9566 – 33 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Draper III, J.; Breckenridge, C.J., Stith and Russell, JJ., concur; Fischer, J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Wilson, J., concurs in opinion of Fischer, J. Powell, J., not participating)

Tagged with: Court Misinformation Criminal Law Post-Conviction Motion timeliness

Mercer v. State (MLW No. 70302/Case No. SC95451 – 18 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Draper III, J.; Breckenridge, Stith and Russell, JJ., concur. Fischer, J., dissents in separate opinion filed. Wilson, J., dissents in separate opinion filed)

Tagged with: Criminal Law DNA testing Post-Conviction Motion

Cornelious v. State (MLW No. 70146/Case No. WD70146 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

Tagged with: Abandonment Criminal Law Post-Conviction Motion Retained Counsel

Green v. State (MLW No. 69550/Case No. SCD95363 – 23 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Russell, J.; Breckenridge, Stith, Draper and Teitelman, JJ., concur. Fischer, J., dissents in separate opinion filed. Wilson, J., concurs in opinion of Fischer, J.)

Tagged with: Amended Motion Criminal Law Post-Conviction Motion Pro Se Claims

Day v. State (MLW No. 69077/Case No. SD33756 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Francis Jr., J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Post-Conviction Motion Procedure

Cox v. State (MLW No. 67033/Case No. WD76549 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Post-Conviction Motion timeliness

Davidson v. State (MLW No. 66594/Case No. SD32999 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Escape Rule Post-Conviction Motion

Giammanco v. State (MLW No. 65876/Case No. ED99209 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Cohen, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law effectiveness of counsel Post-Conviction Motion speedy trial

Scott v. State (MLW No. 65769/Case No. WD75861 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.)

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