STATE v. SWEAZEA

No. 38236.

555 S.W.2d 670 (1977)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. John Milburn SWEAZEA, Appellant.

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

August 16, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Paul Robert Otto, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Courtney Goodman, Jr., Pros. Atty., Steven H. Goldman, George F. Meyer, Jr., Asst. Pros. Attys., Clayton, for respondent.

Crouppen, Walther, Zwibelman & Walsh, P. C., Robert Walsh, St. Louis, for appellant.


CLEMENS, Presiding Judge.

A jury found defendant guilty of robbery first degree (§ 560.135, RSMo. 1969) and burglary second degree (§ 560.045, RSMo. 1969). The court sentenced him to concurrent terms of 20 and 10 years. Defendant appeals, contending he was denied time to employ counsel.

The court appointed a public defender to represent him and the cause was set and thereafter continued and reset several...

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