State v. Hendrix

SHANGLER, Presiding Judge.

The defendant Hendrix was convicted by a jury of robbery in the first degree [§ 569.020] and sentenced to a term of twenty years. The appeal concerns contentions of jury selection, trial discipline and final argument, so a narrative of the evidence is not necessary to decision.

In the course of juror qualification, the defense counsel posed the question: “[A]re any of you so pressed for time that it may preclude you from giving due deliberation to this case?” To that, one member of the venire inquired: “How much time are you looking at? ... That makes a lot of…