STATE OF MISSOURI v. CHRISTOPHER W. SMITH

In Division STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) No. SD38054 ) v. ) Filed: September 20, 2024 ) CHRISTOPHER W. SMITH, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF POLK COUNTY Honorable Michael O. Hendrickson, Judge JUDGMENT VACATED AND CAUSE REMANDED FOR A NEW TRIAL Following a jury trial, Christopher W. Smith was convicted of the class E felonies of resisting arrest and unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to one year in the county jail and a $5,000 fine for each count. 1 Before trial, Smith applied for a public defender to represent him but was rejected by the public defender…