KNIGHTON v. STATE

No. 10444.

554 S.W.2d 115 (1977)

Robert Wesley KNIGHTON, Movant-Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Springfield District.

July 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Wesley Knighton, pro se.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Nanette Laughrey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


BILLINGS, Chief Judge.

The Circuit Court of Greene County denied appellant's Rule 27.26 motion to vacate three consecutive 10-year sentences, entered on his convictions for kidnapping.1 He alleged he was entitled to resentencing because of our supreme court's decision in State v. Baker, 524 S.W.2d 122 (Mo. banc 1975). The lower court, without conducting an evidentiary hearing, ruled that the record...

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