STATE v. JONES

No. 55873.

462 S.W.2d 661 (1971)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Arthur JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

February 8, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Thomas H. Stahl, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Dewey S. Godfrey, St. Louis, for appellant.


HOUSER, Commissioner.

Arthur Jones has appealed from a jury conviction and court sentence of 7 years' imprisonment for illegal possession of marijuana.

The only point raised on this appeal is the alleged error of the trial court in not sustaining an objection to the circuit attorney's remarks in closing argument relating to defendant's failure to produce witnesses on his behalf. We find no error in the ruling of the court, which was made in this general factual...

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