STATE v. LACEY

Nos. 66208, 69116.

922 S.W.2d 55 (1996)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. Ricky LACEY, Defendant/Appellant. Ricky LACEY, Movant/Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent/Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division One.

May 14, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosalynn Koch, Asst. Public Defender, Columbia, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Christine M. Blegen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before REINHARD, P.J., and KAROHL and GRIMM, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

A jury found defendant guilty of felony stealing. Section 570.030, RSMo1994. The trial court sentenced him as a persistent offender to twelve years.

Defendant raises two issues on appeal. First, he alleges the trial court committed plain error in permitting the State to introduce hearsay evidence. Second, he alleges his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to challenge the State's strikes of African-American venirepersons.

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