Townsend v. State

REINHARD, Judge.

Movant appeals from the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Movant was found guilty in 1978 of the charge of robbery in the first degree and was sentenced to fifteen years in the Missouri Division of Corrections. We affirmed his conviction on appeal. State v. Townsend, 593 S.W.2d 639 (Mo.App.1980). On February 27, 1980, movant filed a motion under Rule 27.26 which was denied after an evidentiary hearing.

On appeal, movant challenges the constitutionality of § 491.050, RSMo 1978, which permits the prosecution to impeach a defendant’s…