State v. Lynch

GUNN, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether a defendant may appeal from a conviction in which there is a suspended imposition of sentence ordered by the trial court. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals found that a suspended imposition of sentence is not a final, appealable judgment and dismissed defendant’s appeal. This Court granted transfer, and on consideration of the same issue we reach a similar conclusion.

In a court tried case, defendant was convicted of second degree burglary—a violation of § 569.170, RSMo 1978. Imposition of sentence was suspended by the trial…