State v. Todd

EAGER, Judge.

This is an appeal by the State from an order of the Circuit Court vacating a judgment and sentence entered by it on December 17, 1962, upon a motion filed under our Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R. The situation is rather complicated and some material facts are not developed as specifically as they should be. For convenience, we shall refer to the movant, Charles R. Todd, as the defendant.

On December 17, 1962, defendant, having been found guilty by a jury, was sentenced to a term of five years for obtaining money “by means of Confidence Game.” He was represented at the trial by employed…