State v. Lamphier

GAITAN, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Roger E. Lamphier, was found guilty by jury trial of arson in the second degree (§ 569.050 RSMo 1986) and burglary in the second degree (§ 569.170.1 RSMo 1986). He appeals that conviction alleging the trial court erred by permitting the state to call a witness that had not previously been endorsed. We affirm.

As the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict is not being challenged, a brief summary of the facts will suffice. The defendant was charged with the burglary and arson of a trailer home occupied by Sheila and James Whorton. At the time that…