Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. WD 42318. Attorney(S) Melvin Leroy Tyler, Jefferson City, pro se. Philip M. Koppe, , Kansas City, for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. MELVIN LEROY TYLER, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF MISSOURI, RESPONDENT. ORDER PER CURIAM. Appellant, Melvin Leroy Tyler, appeals the denial, following an evidentiary hearing, of his motion for post-conviction relief under former Rule 27.26. Judgment affirmed. Rule 84.16(b).