State v. Michaels

ALDEN A. STOCKARD, Special Judge.

Appellant James A. Michaels was found guilty by a jury of operating an automobile while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and was fined $500. We affirm.

We first note that a representative of the Prosecuting Attorney for St. Louis County did not file a brief or appear before this court at oral argument of this case. We recognize that under the present Supreme Court Rules there is no penalty for such failure, Shephard v. Hunter, 508 S.W.2d 234 (Mo.App.1974), but the practice has repeatedly been condemned by the courts. Superior Loan Corporation of Buffalo v. Robie,…