State v. Robinson

GAITAN, Presiding Judge.

Defendant-appellant Charles Robinson appeals from a conviction by jury for the class A felony of robbery in the first degree in violation of § 569.020, RSMo 1978. Defendant was determined to be a prior offender and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Robinson appeals his conviction alleging as trial court error (1) failure to grant a continuance following the filing of an amended information charging defendant as a prior offender, (2) failure to exclude evidence of defendant’s escape from the Clay County jail and (3) failure to sustain defendant's objection to the…