Thomas v. State

HOUSER, Commissioner.

Appeal from a ruling of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis denying the amended motion of Sanford Thomas filed under Criminal Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., to vacate the judgment of conviction entered in that court finding him guilty of murder in the first degree and sentencing him to life imprisonment.

One Frederick Brown, Jr., pleaded guilty to the robbery and murder of John Dough-erty, a taxi driver, in his taxicab. During the investigation of his case Brown made a confession implicating movant, who was charged, tried by a jury and convicted of first degree murder. Brown…