State v. Howe

WESTHUES, Judge.

This is a proceeding under S.Ct.Rule 27.-26, V.A.M.R., filed by the defendant Edgar Lee Howe in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, to set aside a conviction of Howe on a charge of first degree robbery. The trial court entered an order wherein the court made a finding to the effect that “having examined the application of petitioner, and reviewed the files and record in said cause, finds that petitioner is entitled to no relief.” Howe filed an application to appeal as a poor person which the trial court sustained. An appeal was taken to this court.

On this appeal,…