STATE v. BATTLES

No. 40700.

585 S.W.2d 213 (1979)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Jack Farris BATTLES, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

July 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Pedigo, Public Defender, Farmington, for appellant.

Gary E. Stevenson, Pros. Atty., James E. Pennoyer, Farmington, John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Paul Robert Otto, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


CRIST, Judge.

Jail break and escape conviction.

The defendant was convicted by the trial court without a jury of breaking out of St. Francois County jail and escaping from lawful custody before conviction. The authorities were holding the defendant for alleged second-degree burglary and stealing. The trial court assessed punishment at two years in the penitentiary.

Defendant first claims he was denied his Miranda rights as a result of the trial...

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