STATE v. PETERSON

No. 37210.

545 S.W.2d 717 (1977)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Wilbert PETERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

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

January 4, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crouppen, Walther, Zwibelman & Walsh, P. C., Roy A. Walther, III, St. Louis, for defendant-appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Robert L. Presson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.


McMILLIAN, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict whereby he was found guilty of stealing property with a value of $50 or more, and a sentence of eight (8) years in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

For reversal of his conviction, defendant charges that the court erred by (1) failing to declare a mistrial after improper impeachment of a defense witness; (2) refusing to declare a mistrial when...

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