VAN OSDOL, Commissioner.
Defendant-appellant James Burl Johnson was charged by information with prior conviction of four felonies under the Habitual Criminal Act, Section 556.280 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., and with the offense of forcible rape, Section 559.260 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. Upon trial, he was convicted of rape as charged and his punishment was assessed at thirty years in the State penitentiary.
The conviction was supported by substantial evidence tending to...
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