State v. Collie

SIMEONE, Acting Presiding Judge.

Defendant-appellant, James Collie was charged by information on March 2, 1971 with operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent in violation of § 560.175, and a prior conviction was pleaded. He was found guilty by a jury and the court *446upon proof of a prior conviction imposed a sentence of four years in the Department of Corrections. He appeals the judgment of conviction.

Arraignment was set for March 28, 1971, but the defendant failed to appear and the court directed an arrest order be issued. Arraignment did not take place until May 9, 1972, when…