STATE v. HAMEL

No. 52641.

420 S.W.2d 264 (1967)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. William J. HAMEL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

November 13, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman H. Anderson, Atty. Gen., Richard C. Ashby, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

John W. Howald, Hillsboro, for appellant.


HENLEY, Presiding Judge.

On May 13, 1931, appellant, hereinafter referred to as movant, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of robbery in the first degree. Thereafter, on May 22, 1931, judgment was entered sentencing him to imprisonment for his natural life. Sections 4058 and 4061, RSMo 1929.

On September 8, 1965, while in custody serving his sentence, he filed a motion in the trial court pursuant to S.Ct. Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., to vacate and set aside that...

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