Mikel v. State

WASSERSTROM, Presiding Judge.

Appellant pleaded guilty in 1970 to forcible rape and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. In 1974 he filed a motion to set aside the conviction under Rule 27.26, and the trial court sustained the motion. The State appealed, and this court reversed and remanded because of insufficient findings of fact. Mikel v. State, 528 S.W.2d 796 (Mo.App.1975). On February 3, 1976, the trial court entered new detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law, but this time denied appellant’s motion. Appellant now appeals that “ruling.

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