STATE v. BASHAM

No. 38417.

571 S.W.2d 130 (1978)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. William Ronald BASHAM, Defendant-Appellant.

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

August 22, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester W. Duggan, Jr., St. Charles, for defendant-appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Philip M. Koppe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.


GUNN, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Basham was convicted by a jury on the charge of perpetrating a confidence game (§ 561.450 RSMo.1969) and was sentenced to two years imprisonment. On appeal, Basham claims that the information was defective; that the court erred in permitting witnesses other than the victim to testify concerning their transactions with him. Basham also contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We reverse.

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