Skelton v. State

ROBERT R. WELBORN, Special Judge.

Appeal from judgment denying, after hearing, motion under Rule 27.26.

On December 28, 1976, in the Circuit Court of Boone County, Missouri, the appellant pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing over $50.00. He was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. On February 9, 1977, he filed a 27.26 motion seeking relief from the judgment and sentence. The motion asserted as grounds for relief: that movant was denied his guarantee of due process of law under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution and Article I, Sections 10 and 18(a) of the…