State v. Primers

HANNA, Presiding Judge.

On December 17, 1996, the defendant, Anthony Primers, was found guilty of first degree robbery, § 569.020, RSMo 1994, by a jury in the circuit court of Jackson County. He was acquitted of armed criminal action, § 571.015, RSMo 1994. He was sentenced to ten years imprisonment. The defendant appeals, claiming that the trial court did not maintain neutrality by putting itself in the position of the state’s advocate.

The robbery victim, Karl Knief, arrived home from work on May 14, 1996, at 12:30 A.M., after finishing his shift at midnight. He parked behind his apartment at…