FORD v. BOWERSOX

No. 00-3261.

256 F.3d 783 (2001)

Michael Wayne FORD, Appellant, v. Michael BOWERSOX, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 10, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Erwin, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Cassandra Dolgin, AAG, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for appellee.

Before BOWMAN and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and CARMAN, Judge.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

The State of Missouri charged Michael Wayne Ford with capital murder for his role in the stabbing death of Larry Sancoucie. Against his attorney's advice, Ford rejected a plea bargain limiting his sentence to thirty years' imprisonment. A jury convicted Ford and he was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for fifty years. Ford's conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. See State v. Ford, 585 S.W.2d...

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