State v. Girardier

KAROHL, Judge.

Defendant, Robert Girardier, was convicted by jury of stealing $150 or more, § 570.030 RSMo 1986. The trial court sentenced defendant as a prior offender under §§ 557.036 and 558.016 RSMo 1986 to three years imprisonment. On appeal defendant claims the trial court erred in overruling: (1) his objections to prosecutor’s inquiry of victim regarding statements made by defendant after his preliminary hearing; and (2) his motion for new trial because the prosecutor’s closing argument deprived defendant of his rights to due process and a fair trial. Specifically, defendant alleges the…