Dixon v. State

TURNAGE, Presiding Judge.

James Dixon filed a motion under Rule 27.26 following a conviction for the sale of a controlled substance. That conviction was affirmed in State v. Dixon, 546 S.W.2d 774 (Mo.App.1977). The trial court entered findings of fact and conclusions of law in denying the motion.

Dixon appeals and contends the trial court erred in denying relief because he was denied a fair trial by reason of the assistant prosecutor having represented Dixon’s wife on the same charge. Reversed and remanded.

Dixon was sentenced on November 10, 1975, to a term of five years. Dixon’s motion…