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THOMPSON v. STATE

No. 10739.

576 S.W.2d 541 (1978)

Douglas Wayne THOMPSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Springfield District.

Motion for Rehearing or Transfer Denied November 8, 1978.

Application to Transfer Denied December 18, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald H. Johnson, Downs & Johnson, Cape Girardeau, for appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Philip M. Koppe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before BILLINGS, C. J., and HOGAN and TITUS, JJ.

HOGAN, Judge.

This is a proceeding for postconviction relief under our Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R. Petitioner Douglas W. Thompson seeks to vacate a life sentence imposed by the Circuit Court of Mississippi County on December 23, 1966, after a jury had found him guilty of first-degree murder. The trial court denied an evidentiary hearing and dismissed the proceeding upon the State's motion. Thompson appeals.

Thompson was convicted of first-degree murder in the Circuit...

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