State v. Johnson

WELBORN, Commissioner.

In April, 1960, a jury in the Jackson County Circuit Court found John Edward Johnson guilty of robbery in the first de gree. The trial court, acting under the Habitual Criminal Act, fixed punishment at 25 years’ imprisonment and defendant was sentenced accordingly. On appeal, the judgment of conviction was affirmed. State v. Johnson, Mo.Sup., 347 S.W.2d 220. Because the appellant was not represented by counsel upon the prior appeal, the earlier judgment of the court was set aside and the appeal reinstated. The cause has now been briefed and argued by counsel for…