SHIELDS v. STATE

No. 10684.

565 S.W.2d 189 (1978)

Charles C. SHIELDS, Movant-Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Springfield District.

April 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Stamp, Jr., Sikeston, for movant-appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Robert Presson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

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


BILLINGS, Chief Judge.

Petition for writ of error coram nobis to vacate a 1955 sentence and judgment of the Circuit Court of Scott County. Following an evidentiary hearing, the court denied relief. We affirm.

Appellant was charged in 1955 as a habitual criminal [four prior felonies] for the crime of forgery. Trial resulted in conviction and no appeal was filed.

In 1960 appellant was released from custody under the forgery sentence. In 1964 he was convicted...

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