MANNS v. STATE

No. 38785.

558 S.W.2d 371 (1977)

John Earl MANNS, Movant-Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

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

October 18, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Babione, Public Defender, Jeffrey J. Shank, Terry Burnet, Asst. Public Defenders, St. Louis, for movant-appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Paul Robert Otto, Michael Finkelstein, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jefferson City, George A. Peach, Circuit Atty., John D. Chancellor, Asst. Circuit Atty., St. Louis, for respondent.


CLEMENS, Presiding Judge.

Movant appeals the post-hearing denial of his Rule 27.26 motion. He contends "the State had denied him his right to a fair trial when it tried him first, thus denying him access to the testimony of the two co-defendants who had not yet been tried."

The underlying case charged an armed robbery by movant and two confederates whose cases were severed. The jury found movant guilty and the trial court sentenced him to 20 years' imprisonment...

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