Lowery v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “To receive an evidentiary hearing, a movant's motion for post-conviction relief must allege facts, not conclusions, warranting relief; the facts alleged must not be refuted by the record; and the allegations complained of must have prejudiced the movant. Prejudice is established if a reasonable probability exists that, but for plea counsel's errors, the movant would not have entered a guilty plea and would have insisted on proceeding to trial.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cork v. State · Henderson v. State

2. “) appeals from the judgment of the motion court denying her amended Rule 24.035 1 motion to set aside her conviction of the class A felony of abuse of a child, resulting in death. Because the motion court's denial of Cork's Rule 24.035 motion without an evidentiary hearing was not clearly erroneous, we affirm. Facts and Procedural Background The”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cork v. State

3. “Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Judgment,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cork v. State