Bolden v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Bolden was convicted by a jury of assault in the first degree, § 565.050, [RSMo 1994,] and armed criminal action, § 571.015, [RSMo 1994], He was sentenced to consecutive terms of thirty years for .assault and ninety years for armed criminal action, for a total sentence of 120 years. His convictions and sentences were affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Bolden, 39 S.W.3d 114 (Mo.App. W.D.1999). Bolden timely filed his pro se Rule 29.15 and, after appointment of counsel, an amended motion was timely filed on August 2, 2000. On March 2, 2001, following an evidentiary hearing, the circuit court granted the motion for post-conviction relief and vacated Bolden’s convictions and sentences. The circuit court also determined Bolden was mentally incompetent for retrial on the charges and committed him to the Department of Mental Health for evaluation. Six months later, the Department of Mental Health found Bolden’s unfitness to proceed “no longer endures” and declared him to have the capacity to understand the proceedings against him and assist in his own defense. The State filed a Motion for Reconsideration of the circuit court’s order of March 2, 2001, which had granted the postconviction relief motion and vacated Bolden’s convictions and sentences. Pursuant to Rule 74.06(b), the State argued the prior order was void and irregular because the circuit court did not issue findings of fact and conclusions of law in granting postconviction relief, as required by Rule 29.15(j). On March 7”

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