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Title: State Ex Rel. John D. Pittman v. Ralph H.
Author : En Banc Supreme Court of Missouri
Release Date : January 22, 1969
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 62 KB

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Subsequent to the selection of two jurors to try defendant upon two indictments charging him with first-degree murder in the deaths of two fellow inmates of the Moose Lake Prison Farm, defendant, with consent of the state, advice of counsel, and leave of court, withdrew his plea of not guilty to both charges and entered pleas of guilty to reduced charges of second-degree murder. The court accepted these pleas, adjudged defendant guilty of the charges, and on October 20, 1965, imposed two concurrent sentences of 40 years. On January 4, 1967, defendant applied for a writ of claiming that his convictions were obtained in violation of his constitutional rights. Following a plenary evidentiary hearing on February 2, at which defendant testified, the habeas court, upon findings that the allegations made by defendant were "false, untrue, sham, and frivolous," denied relief.