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STATE v. CRUZ

No. WD 53999.

971 S.W.2d 901 (1998)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Vincent CRUZ, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

July 21, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary E. Brotherton, Asst. Public Defender, Columbia, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Seth A. Albin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before HANNA, P.J., and LAURA DENVIR STITH and EDWIN H. SMITH, JJ.

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

Vincent Cruz appeals his convictions for two counts of burglary and two counts of stealing over $150.00. On appeal, Mr. Cruz claims that the trial court plainly erred in allowing the prosecuting attorney, in the rebuttal portion of his closing argument, to inform the jurors that when determining Mr. Cruz's guilt they must answer to the community for their decision. He also contends that the trial court committed plain error in allowing Carolyn...

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