State v. Shelton

GRIMM, Presiding Judge.

In this jury-tried case, defendant, Stacy Shelton, was found guilty of second degree robbery, in violation of § 569.030, RSMo 1986. On appeal, he raises only one point: trial court error in failing to grant a mistrial, or new trial, when a juror saw defendant’s alibi witness in handcuffs. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

At approximately 10:00 p.m. on November 5, 1987, the woman victim cashed a $100.00 check at the Currency Exchange. After receiving the money, she placed it in her wallet. As she was returning the wallet to her purse, a man, later identified as…