MORRIS v. STATE

No. 54808.

456 S.W.2d 289 (1970)

Robert Lynn MORRIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

July 13, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel V. O'Brien, Stephen H. Gilmore, St. Louis, for appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Dale L. Rollings, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


WELBORN, Commissioner.

By motion under Supreme Court Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., petitioner, Robert Lynn Morris, sought to set aside a judgment of conviction and sentence to life imprisonment for rape, entered upon plea of guilty. Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied relief. Petitioner appealed.

The offense involved occurred on July 23, 1963, in St. Francois County. The information charged forcible rape of a 15-year-old girl, a capital offense...

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