State v. Lucas

JOHN E. PARRISH, Judge.

Steven R. Lucas (defendant) appeals a judgment of conviction for two class C felonies, statutory sodomy in the second degree, § 566.064, 1 and statutory rape in the second degree, § 566.034. Defendant’s sole point on appeal asserts that the trial court erred in denying a motion for continuance he filed April 13, 2006, by which he sought to continue the April 19, 2006, date his case was set for trial. This court affirms.

Information had been filed May 6, 2005, charging defendant with the offenses for which he was tried and found guilty. 2 Defendant’s attorney filed a…