State v. DeGraffenreid

Appellant, William W. DeGraffenreid, was tried by the court without a jury August 11,1992, on two counts of nonsupport, a class A misdemeanor. § 568.040, RSMo Cum.Supp.1990. The next day, the trial court filed a memorandum finding Appellant guilty and setting forth the reasons.

According to the trial court’s docket sheet, the next activity occurred August 14, 1992, when Appellant, his lawyer, and the prosecutor reappeared in the trial court. The court purported to sentence Appellant to thirty days in jail, suspend execution of the sentence, and place Appellant on probation.1

Under Rule 29.11(b)…