Morton v. State

HOUSER, Commissioner.

David Louis Morton, convicted of first degree robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon, and sentenced to 23 years’ imprisonment, appealed to this Court, which affirmed the conviction. State v. Morton, Mo.Sup., 444 S.W.2d 420. Morton petitioned the United States District Court, Eastern Division of Missouri, for a writ of habeas corpus, which was denied for the reason that Morton had not exhausted his state remedy under Criminal Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R. Morton then filed a motion to vacate and set aside the sentence under that rule; an attorney was appointed to conduct the…