STATE v. WARD

No. WD 36505.

702 S.W.2d 545 (1985)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Bobby J. WARD, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

December 24, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Duchardt, Public Defender, 7th Judicial Circuit, Liberty, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Philip M. Koppe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Kansas City, for respondent.

Before NUGENT, P.J., and SHANGLER, and MANFORD, JJ.


MANFORD, Judge.

This is a direct appeal from a jury conviction for stealing, in violation of § 570.030, RSMo Supp.1984. The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

While appellant presents four points, due to the disposition of this appeal only one point is taken up and ruled. In summary, appellant charges that the trial court erred in refusing to order a mistrial following a direct comment by the prosecutor upon appellant's right to testify, thereby...

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