Frankoviglia v. State

REINHARD, Judge.

Movant was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. That judgment was affirmed on direct appeal, State v. Frankoviglia, 514 S.W.2d 536 (Mo.1974). Movant unsuccessfully instituted habeas corpus proceedings in the United States District Court, Frankoviglia v. State, 394 F.Supp. 1293 (E.D.Mo.1975), aff’d 525 F.2d 690 (8th Cir. 1975), cert. denied 424 U.S. 915, 96 S.Ct. 1115, 47 L.Ed.2d 320 (1976). He filed this motion to vacate judgment and sentence pursuant to Rule 27.26.

In his amended motion he alleged as grounds for relief:

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