State v. Rosendahl

HANNA, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, Rolf A. Rosendahl, appeals from his conviction by a jury of the manufacture of a controlled substance, § 195.211, RSMo 1994, and sentence of fifteen years imprisonment. He also appeals the denial of his post-conviction motion following an evi-dentiary hearing.

In his direct appeal, the defendant makes three arguments: first, he contends that the trial court erred in not declaring a mistrial sua spante during closing argument when the prosecutor improperly defined reasonable doubt; second, he argues that the trial court erred in not dismissing the case…