Hatfield v. State

PRITCHARD, Chief Judge.

Appellant was originally found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment on April 13, 1970. He appealed from that conviction unsuccessfully, State v. Hatfield, 465 S.W.2d 468 (Mo.1971). He then filed his first motion to vacate or set aside sentence which was ruled against him, Hatfield v. State, 487 S.W.2d 574 (Mo.1972). Subsequently, he filed his second motion to vacate, set aside, or correct judgment of conviction pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 27.26, the one now considered, in which he alleged that he has discovered new evidence (supported by…