State v. Lawson

A jury in the Circuit Court of Greene County found defendant, a habitual offender, guilty of assault with intent to do great bodily harm. § 559.190, V.A.M.S. On August 11, 1977, defendant’s motion for a new trial was heard and overruled, defendant was afforded allocution and sentenced by the court to five years’ imprisonment.

The circuit clerk on August 16, 1977, without having received the $20 docket fee required by Rule 81.04, V.A.M.R., improperly filed defendant’s notice of appeal. On August 25, 1977, or on the 14th day after sentence and judgment, the trial court “sustained defendant’s…