Hatfield v. State

MORGAN, Presiding Judge.

George W. Hatfield, hereinafter referred to as Movant, was charged originally with the first degree murder of one Merle Eugene Rochester. Section 559.010, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S. After a trial to the court, he was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. The sentence and judgment were affirmed by this court in *575an opinion reported in State v. Hatfield, 465 S.W.2d 468. Movant, subsequently, sought post-conviction relief under our Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R. After an evidentiary hearing, relief was denied and movant filed his appeal in this court prior to January 1, 1972.

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