STATE v. KEARNES

No. SD 33305.

467 S.W.3d 824 (2015)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. William J. KEARNES, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

Filed: April 7, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney for Appellant — Casey A. Taylor of Columbia, MO

Attorneys for Respondent — Chris Koster , Attorney General, and Daniel N. McPherson of Jefferson City, MO


A jury found William J. Kearnes ("Defendant") guilty of stealing a tractor and brush hog, and the trial court sentenced him as a prior offender to ten years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. Defendant appeals and raises three points — (1) the trial court "plainly erred in not declaring a mistrial sua...

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