State v. Charles

SOMERVILLE, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was charged by a two count information with murder in the second degree (Sec. 559.020, RSMo 1969) and robbery in the first degree by means of a dangerous and deadly weapon (Sec. 560.120, RSMo 1969 and Sec. 560.135, RSMo Supp.1975). A jury found him guilty of both offenses and his punishment as to each was fixed at life imprisonment. The trial court ordered the life sentences to run concurrently.

Two points of error are presented by defendant on appeal: (1) Error on the part of the trial court in overruling defendant’s motion to quash the jury panel because…