FLANIGAN, Judge.
Movant appeals from a denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 27.26 V.A.M.R. In the original action, tried in 1974, movant was charged with murder in the first degree, § 559.010 V.A.M.S. He was tried under the Second Offender Act, § 556.280 V.A.M.S. A jury found him guilty of manslaughter, § 559.070 V.A.M.S., and the court sentenced him to imprisonment for 10 years.
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