STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 56967.

485 S.W.2d 106 (1972)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. James Burl JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

Motion for Rehearing and to Transfer Denied October 9, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Neil MacFarlane, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Keith Brown, Russell & Brown, Nevada, Mo., Court Appointed, for appellant.


Motion for Rehearing and to Transfer to Court En Banc Denied October 9, 1972.

WELBORN, Commissioner.

On April 13, 1953, an information was filed in the Barton County Circuit Court charging James Burl Johnson with forcible rape. The case was tried in Vernon County on a change of venue and on June 17, 1953, a jury returned a verdict finding the defendant guilty and assessing the punishment at 30 years' imprisonment. On appeal, this court reversed the judgment...

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