State v. Sheard

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

On June 2, 1953, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Leslie Sheard was convicted of rape. The jury imposed a sentence of thirty-five years imprisonment in the State Penitentiary, but pursuant to Section 546.430 RSMo 1949, V.A. M.S. and Supreme Court Rule 27.04, 42 V.A.M.S., the trial judge reduced the sentence to twenty-five years imprisonment.

No brief has been filed on behalf of appellant so we consider the matters preserved for review by the six assignments of error in the motion for new trial.

It has been a mandatory requirement of statute, Section…