Franklin v. State

CRIST, Presiding Judge.

Appeal from denial of a petition for a writ of error coram nobis. Appellant sought to set aside a 1964 conviction for tampering with a motor vehicle that triggered the Second Offender’s Act in sentencing appellant for armed robbery in 1974. We affirm.

In October of 1964, Franklin pled guilty to a charge of tampering with a motor vehicle, for which he received and served a sentence of nine months. In April of 1974, appellant was convicted of first degree robbery. Because of his “tampering” conviction, appellant was sentenced under the Second Offender Act, § 556.280, RSMo.…