State v. Herron

HOLLINGSWORTH, Presiding Judge.

This is a proceeding brought by defendant under S.Ct. Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., 4 RSMo 1959, p. 4924, to vacate and set aside a sentence of imprisonment imposed upon him for the crime of robbery in the first degree and under which sentence he is now imprisoned in the State Penitentiary. Denied the relief sought, he has appealed to this court.

Upon trial by jury in the Circuit Court of Mississippi County, at which he was represented by counsel, defendant was found guilty of the crime of robbery in the first degree of one J. C. Happe and his punishment was assessed at…