Jones v. State

WASSERSTROM, Judge.

Jerry Jones appeals from the trial court’s denial of his third motion under Rule 27.26. He was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced in 1951 to life imprisonment as a habitual criminal. No appeal was taken. In 1964 he filed a pro se motion to vacate which was overruled without evidentiary hearing. He appealed, and the Supreme Court of Missouri remanded the case for further proceedings in accordance with the newly revised Rule 27.26.

An amended motion was filed with the aid of an attorney. It alleged four grounds for relief: (1) the trial court failed to make a record of…