State v. Stringer

BARNEY, Judge.

Appellant, State of Missouri (“State”), appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of Greene County which sua sponte dismissed, with prejudice, an information charging Respondent Paul E. Stringer (“Respondent”) with misdemean- or stealing. § 570.030.1, RSMo 1994.1 In the court below, Respondent appeared pro se as he does now in this appeal. The record is devoid of a showing that the circuit court either heard or received evidence prior to entering its judgment of dismissal with prejudice. In its sole point, the State argues that “[t]he trial court erred in dismissing with…