STATE v. FORTUNE

No. 41473.

607 S.W.2d 451 (1980)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. David Hollis FORTUNE, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

September 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian D. Cosentino, Asst. Circuit Atty., St. Louis, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Paul M. Spinden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


GUNN, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for first degree robbery. During the trial he sought to introduce evidence that a state's witness had been coached by another witness who had previously testified regarding a discrepancy in a police report. The trial court denied defendant's offer of evidence based on the fact that his witness had violated the exclusion of witnesses rule. It is on the denial of that testimony that defendant couches his appeal. We affirm...

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