MORTON v. STATE

No. 55834.

468 S.W.2d 638 (1971)

David Louis MORTON, Movant-Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

June 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth W. Grattendick, St. Louis, for movant-appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Charles A. Blackmar, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for defendant-respondent.


HOUSER, Commissioner.

David Louis Morton, convicted of first degree robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon, and sentenced to 23 years' imprisonment, appealed to this Court, which affirmed the conviction. State v. Morton, Mo.Sup., 444 S.W.2d 420. Morton petitioned the United States District Court, Eastern Division of Missouri, for a writ of habeas corpus, which was denied for the reason that Morton had not exhausted his state...

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