State v. Roberts

FINCH, Judge.

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of assault with intent to kill with malice aforethought and upon a finding by the trial court of a prior felony conviction was sentenced by the court to life imprisonment. The judgment was affirmed on appeal. State v. Roberts, Mo., 332 S.W.2d 896. The evidence was detailed in that opinion.

On February 24, 1965, defendant filed in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis what is captioned “Petition for Certificate of Probable Cause. Title 28 U-S-C. Section 2253, To The Circuit Court’s City of St. Louis, Missouri, 6-23-1964 Motion To Vacate…