Wilson v. State

HOUSER, Commissioner.

George Edward Wilson has appealed from a judgment denying his motion filed under Criminal Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R. to vacate a 4-year sentence entered upon a plea of guilty to stealing over $50. We have jurisdiction, the notice of appeal having been filed before January 1, 1972. Art. V, §§ 3, 31, Constitution of Missouri, 1945, V.A.M.S.

Appellant’s motion alleged, among other things, that the plea of guilty was entered under a misapprehension and on the basis of false promises; that he was tricked into *34forfeiting his basic constitutional rights under the guise of promises that…