STATE v. MORRIS

No. 12426.

639 S.W.2d 239 (1982)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Joseph E. MORRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

August 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Crump, Jr., Asst. Public Defender, Rolla, for defendant-appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Priscilla Gunn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.


MAUS, Presiding Judge.

A jury found the defendant guilty of the class C felony of stealing. In accordance with the jury's assessment he was sentenced to imprisonment for three years. Upon cross-examination of the defendant the state sought to impeach him by showing a prior conviction. His two points on appeal arise from this incident.

In answer to a question by the prosecuting attorney the defendant replied that he had been convicted of stealing by deceit...

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