State v. Roberts

GARY M. GAERTNER, Judge.

Defendant, Charles Roberts, appeals from a jury conviction for the sale of cocaine, a schedule II controlled substance. RSMo § 195.020 (1986). Defendant was sentenced to a term of twelve years imprisonment. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred in: (1) preventing defendant from testifying in front of the jury regarding his altercation with two Maple-wood police officers on September 20, 1986, and the injuries he sustained therefrom; *764and (2) overruling defendant’s objection to the testimony of a rebuttal witness. Defendant also challenges the denial of…