Gamache v. State

STEWART, Judge.

Petitioner appeals from the denial of his motion under Rule 27.26 to vacate the judgment which convicted him of Robbery First Degree. The trial court denied the motion without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

The petitioner contends that “The trial court erred in overruling appellant’s 27.26 motion to vacate and denying him an evi-dentiary hearing because his conviction was unconstitutionally obtained by the use of prior counselless convictions to evidence his guilt and to impeach his credibility.”

In May of 1973 defendant was tried and convicted by a jury of Robbery in the…