Westmoreland v. State

RENDLEN, Judge.

Defendant, movant-appellant here, was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment in March, 1975. Following affirmance in the criminal proceeding, State v. Westmoreland, 541 S.W.2d 769 (Mo.App.1976), defendant filed two pro se motions under Rule 27.26 in 1977, which were denied that year by the hearing court as neither alleged facts entitling defendant to post-conviction relief. 1 His appeal, taken to the Court of Appeals, Eastern District, was transferred here after opinion affirming the hearing court’s denial of the motions. We too affirm and…