State v. O'Shea

PHILLIP R. GARRISON, Judge.

Following a trial by the court, Kelly O’Shea (“Appellant”) was convicted of fifteen counts of forgery, a violation of Sec tion 570.090. 1 On appeal, Appellant argues that the trial court plainly erred in failing to make a specific finding on the record that Appellant was a prior and persistent offender. 2 We disagree.

The record reveals that on November 22,1999, Appellant pled guilty to one count of stealing by deceit, a violation of Section 570.030, and two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, a violation of Section 570.130. During the time that Appellant was…