STATE v. ABBOTT

Nos. WD 44218, WD 46226.

845 S.W.2d 708 (1993)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Jay W. ABBOTT, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

January 26, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Paige Canfield, St. Louis, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., John M. Morris, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before BERREY, P.J., and ULRICH and SMART, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Jay W. Abbott was convicted of possessing more than thirty-five grams of marijuana, a controlled substance, and he was sentenced to a six-year term of imprisonment. He now appeals, claiming that the trial court erred by striking a prospective juror for cause, and by improperly defining "reasonable doubt" in a jury instruction. He also appeals from the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, claiming that his trial counsel was ineffective...

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