STATE v. DOWDELL

No. KCD 30142.

583 S.W.2d 253 (1979)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Lillie DOWDELL, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

June 11, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita M. Montgomery, St. Louis, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Hope E. Thurrott, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Kansas City, for respondent.

Before SHANGLER, P. J., and WASSERSTROM and CLARK, JJ.


CLARK, Judge.

Lillie Dowdell was convicted by a jury of the offense of perjury and was sentenced to a term of seven years. The issue on this appeal is denial of appellant's right to representation by counsel at trial. Reversed and remanded.

Appellant was charged by information filed February 23, 1977. The first trial setting was April 20, 1977. On that date appellant appeared with private counsel who, it is inferred, had earlier been retained by appellant...

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