State v. Kramer

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals after his conviction by a jury of stealing by deceit, § 570.030, RSMo 1986. He was sentenced as a prior offender, § 558.016, RSMo 1986, to serve a term of five years. After sentencing, defendant filed a Rule 29.15 motion which the trial court denied without an evidentiary hearing. Pursuant to Rule 29.15(1) these *51appeals have been consolidated for review. We affirm.

Defendant was an attorney who was licensed to practice law in the state of Louisiana, and in the federal court for the Southern District of Illinois. After moving to Missouri he began…