Webb v. State

CARL R. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Pursuant to Rule 27.26 appellant seeks to vacate his conviction of murder in the second degree and his sentence to life imprisonment. The conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Webb, 583 S.W.2d 536 (Mo.App.1979). A concise summation of the evidence may be found in that opinion and need not be repeated here.

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