RICHARDSON v. STATE

No. 42810.

617 S.W.2d 76 (1981)

Cloyd S. RICHARDSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.

May 26, 1981,


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Babione, Public Defender, Mary K. Wefelmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, St. Louis, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Nancy D. Kelley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, George A. Peach, Circuit Atty., St. Louis, for respondent.


PUDLOWSKI, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal by Cloyd Samuel Richardson from the trial court's judgment denying his Rule 27.26 motion. He contends the trial court erred in holding the use of twelve prior convictions for impeachment during his jury trial was not error. We affirm.

The background of this case is as follows. On February 11, 1972, defendant was convicted by a jury of first degree murder; he was sentenced to death on March 24, 1972. The Supreme...

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