STATE v. BENTZEN

No. 45243.

646 S.W.2d 802 (1982)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. William F. BENTZEN, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

Motion for Rehearing/Transfer Denied February 10, 1983.

Application to Transfer Denied March 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Paul Allred, Jr., Public Defender, William M. Barvick, Jefferson City, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Kristie Green, Asst. Atty. Gen., Thomas J. Brown, III, Prosecuting Atty., Jefferson City, for respondent.


Motion for Rehearing/Transfer to Supreme Court Denied February 10, 1983.

CLEMENS, Senior Judge.

A jury found defendant William F. Bentzen guilty of armed robbery. The court sentenced him to 15 years in prison; he appeals.

Defendant challenges his conviction on three grounds: (1) Plain error in not bringing him to trial in 180 days; (2) the robbery statute is unconstitutionally vague; and (3) error in failing to instruct on the lesser offense of stealing...

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