State v. Floyd

DONNELLY, Judge.

Defendant Norman Cornelius Floyd entered a plea of guilty to a charge of first degree murder in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis and was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the remainder of his natural life. Sections 559.010 and 559.030 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S.

On March 16, 1965, defendant filed in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis his Motion to Vacate Sentence and Judgment under Supreme Court Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., and a Motion for Reduction of Punishment. Defendant in his motions asserts that the judgment and sentence of the trial court are…