Green v. State

After a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of first-degree statutory rape and incest. The convictions were affirmed on appeal. Appellant subsequently filed a pro se Mo. R. Crim. P. 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. The motion contained thirteen claims and was stapled to an amended Rule 29.15 motion that raised five ineffective assistance of counsel claims. The motion court denied post-conviction relief. Appellant appealed, arguing that the motion court’s judgment did not adjudicate all of the incorporated pro se claims. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the motion court’s failure to adjudicate all claims in the motion resulted in the lack of a final judgment. View "Green v. State" on Justia Law