NEWMAN v. STATE

No. 56846.

481 S.W.2d 3 (1972)

John Henry NEWMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

June 12, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn A. Burkart, Springfield, Court-Appointed Attorney for appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Stephen D. Hoyne, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


LAURANCE M. HYDE, Special Commissioner.

Petitioner, on a plea of guilty to the offense of first degree robbery, was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. This is an appeal from a denial of relief in a second 27.26 proceeding.

Petitioner was sentenced February 21, 1969. A previous 27.26 motion was withdrawn without a hearing by petitioner and his appointed counsel on October 22, 1969 after petitioner stated he had been misled by "jail lawyers." The present...

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