Hampton v. State

REINHARD, Judge.

Petitioner, David 0. Hampton, filed for a writ of error coram nobis seeking to vacate his 1972 conviction of accessory after the fact to burglary in the second degree. This conviction was used to subject him to the Second Offender Act in a subsequent robbery and weapon charge which was affirmed on appeal in State v. Hampton, 559 S.W.2d 224 (Mo.App.1977).

On December 7, 1978, petitioner filed a petition for writ of error coram nobis alleging that the 1972 plea of guilty was involuntarily rendered due to ineffective assistance of counsel. Counsel was appointed and the petition…