Bledsoe v. State

KENNETH R. LEWIS, Special Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the crime of murder in the second degree for the July, 1957, slaying of his mother-in-law. The court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment. The conviction was appealed of this court here it was affirmed. See State v. Bledsoe, 325 S.W.2d 762. On October 11, 1968, appellant filed a motion under Supreme Court Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., to vacate the sentence. An evidentiary hearing was held on March 5, 1969. This appeal is from the order overruling the motion.

The appellant’s motion states two grounds for vacating his sentence.…