STATE v. MAY

No. 56576.

479 S.W.2d 451 (1972)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Walter Wallis MAY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

May 8, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., G. Michael O'Neal, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Jon Dermott, Joplin, Court Appointed Atty., for appellant.


FINCH, Alternate Judge.

This case arises out of a robbery of the Holiday Inn at Joplin, Missouri. The jury found defendant guilty of robbery in the first degree but could not agree on punishment. The trial court sentenced defendant to a term of seven years in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

The principal issues raised on this appeal are (1) that the court should have excluded the in-court identification by the robbery victim (Carver) on the ground...

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