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STATE v. BOOKER

No. 35532.

517 S.W.2d 937 (1974)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Willie James BOOKER, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, Division One.

Motion for Rehearing or Transfer Denied December 6, 1974.

Application to Transfer Denied February 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Downey, Asst. Public Defender, St. Louis, Bernard Edelman, Asst. Public Defender, Clayton, for defendant-appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., G. Michael O'Neal, Donald R. Bird, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jefferson City, Gene McNary, Pros. Atty., George R. Westfall, Asst. Pros. Atty., Clayton, for plaintiff-respondent.

DOWD, Chief Judge.

Defendant Willie James Booker was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County of the offense of sodomy (Section 563.230, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.) and sentenced under the Second Offender Act (Section 556.280, RSMo 1969) to a term of seventy-five years imprisonment. This appeal followed.

Defendant was tried on April 23-25, 1973. At voir dire the prosecuting attorney, over defendant's objection, used peremptory strikes to remove...

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