Johnson v. State

PUDLOWSKI, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury for carrying a concealed weapon in violation of § 564.610 RSMo 1969 and sentenced under the Second Offender Act § 556.280 RSMo 1969 to five years imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Johnson, 566 S.W.2d 510 (Mo.App.1978). On June 12, 1978, appellant filed a pro se motion pursuant to Rule 27.26 and amended the motion on November 20,1979. A hearing on appellant’s motion was held on November 23, 1979 before Judge Herbert Lasky. At the hearing, appellant testified that his sentence for carrying a concealed weapon…