CARL R. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.
Defendant Virgil Byers was charged by information with first degree sexual abuse, a felony, and third degree assault, a misdemeanor. A jury convicted him on both counts, but because the trial court found he was a prior offender within the meaning of § 558.016, RSMo.Cum.Supp.1984, the trial court, and not the jury, imposed sentence. Defendant appeals raising two points.
Defendant asserts his conviction for sexual abuse...
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