Jefferson v. State
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HOUSER, Commissioner.
This is an appeal from an order denying motions by Alvin C. Jefferson under Criminal Rules 27.25 and 27.26, V.A.M.R., to vacate a sentence and judgment of conviction and withdraw a plea of guilty.
On September 9, 1957 defendant, then aged 15 years, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of murder in the second degree and was sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment. On November 16, 1967 defendant, an inmate of the penitentiary, filed this motion to vacate, alleging that he was “harassed, brow-beat and threatened with grave punishment until he agreed to sign a statement and/or…
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Crosswhite v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- David Busby v. William C. Holman, Warden, Kilby PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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