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DeCONINK v. STATE

No. KCD 29036.

557 S.W.2d 698 (1977)

Morris A. DeCONINK, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City District.

October 11, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert N. Adams, Kansas City, for appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Paul Robert Otto, Asst. Atty. Gen., Kansas City, for respondent.

Before SWOFFORD, C. J., DIXON, J., and PRITCHARD, P. J.

PRITCHARD, Presiding Judge.

Appellant had pleaded guilty to charges of forgery and tampering on January 5, 1976, as a result of plea bargaining between his counsel, Ms. Edith Messina, and the prosecuting attorney. He now seeks to vacate the convictions and sentence under Rule 27.26 upon the grounds that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because of an alleged conflict of interest of counsel by reason of her prior representation of one Sharon Cox, who was...

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