McCormick v. State

WINSTON V. BUFORD, Special Judge.

This is an appeal 1 by Donnie Ray McCormick (movant) from an order overruling his second motion to vacate and set aside a judgment sentencing him to imprisonment for life on his conviction by a jury of murder, first degree. Rule 27.26?

The judgment of conviction of first degree murder was affirmed by this court in March, 1968. See State v. McCormick, Mo., 426 S.W.2d 62.

In June, 1969, movant filed his first motion to vacate and set aside the judgment and sentence. The motion alleged as grounds: (1) illegal and unconstitutional use of prior convictions under the…