State v. Windle

BILLINGS, Judge.

A Jasper County jury took only sixteen minutes in finding defendant Rockie Win-dle guilty of selling cocaine in violation of § 195.020, RSMo 1978, and fixing his punishment at 30 years imprisonment. The determinative issue in this appeal is whether or not the trial court abused its discretion in denying defendant a continuance on the eve of his scheduled trial in order that his new attorney could prepare his defense. We affirm.

The sale by the defendant to an undercover agent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol occurred March 29,1979. On February 13, 1980, a complaint charging…