Sours v. State

William Scott Sours was jury-tried and convicted of three counts of receiving stolen property in violation of § 570.080.1 He was granted a new trial on Count II of the charge, which was then dismissed. After finding that Sours was a persistent offender, the trial court sentenced him to fifteen years’ imprisonment on Count I, and one year imprisonment on Count III, with the sentences to run consecutively. The convictions were affirmed on appeal. State v. Sours, 633 S.W.2d 255 (Mo.App.1982).

After he was imprisoned, Sours filed a motion to vacate his convictions and sentences, alleging defects…