State v. Smith

Ralph T. Smith, Jr. (“Defendant”), was charged with the class A felony of robbery in the first degree with what appeared to be a deadly weapon, pursuant to section 569.020, and the class B felony of robbery in the second degree, pursuant to section 569.030.1 A jury found Defendant guilty of both offenses, and the trial court sentenced Defendant as a prior and persistent offender to thirty years in prison on each robbery, with the sentences to run concurrently. Defendant appeals his convictions, claiming that the trial court erred in denying (1) his oral pretrial request for an examination to…