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UNDERWOOD v. STATE

No. 37725.

553 S.W.2d 869 (1977)

Lloyd UNDERWOOD, Movant-Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, Division One.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied July 21, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carter & Becker, P. C., Charles F. DuFour, Clayton, for movant-appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Preston Dean, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Courtney Goodman, Jr., Pros. Atty., John A. Newton, Asst. Pros. Atty., Clayton, for respondent.

CLEMENS, Presiding Judge.

Movant Lloyd Underwood appeals the circuit court post-hearing judgment denying his Rule 27.26 motion.

June 7, 1971 movant had pleaded guilty to second degree murder. Movant had been in the St. Louis County jail pending trial on an armed robbery charge when he and a fellow inmate attempted to escape and a guard was killed.

Before accepting the guilty plea, the court questioned movant in detail to determine his understanding...

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