State v. Ray

HERBERT C. CASTEEL, Special Judge.

Defendant was charged with murder in the first degree under prior § 559.010, V.A. M.S., of Cecilio Cardona on September 21, 1973. He was tried under the Second Offender Act, § 556.280, V.A.M.S., in the Greene County Circuit Court. On February 21, 1974, a jury found defendant guilty of manslaughter. § 559.070, Y.A.M.S. No after-trial motions were filed and on March 8, 1974, the court sentenced defendant to imprisonment for ten years.

Thereafter defendant sought postconviction relief under Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R. His motion was denied by the trial court but on…