Thomas v. State

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

Movant appeals the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion. We affirm.

Movant was convicted of second degree murder and given a sentence of 55 years imprisonment. He appealed his conviction to this court, and we affirmed in an opinion dated February 6, 1979. State v. Thomas, 579 S.W.2d 145 (Mo.App.1979). Movant’s motion for transfer to the supreme court was denied March 16, 1979. For a statement of the facts of the case, see our opinion on direct appeal.

Movant filed a motion pursuant to Rule 27.26 in which he alleged that the trial court denied him the right to a fair trial…