State v. Lawson

SNYDER, Judge.

This is an appeal from convictions of tampering with a motor vehicle, § 560.175, RSMo 1969, and stealing property valued over $50.00, § 560.156, RSMo 1969. Appellant was sentenced to two concurrent five year terms in the custody of the Missouri Division of Corrections. The judgment is affirmed.

Appellant first asserts that the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion to dismiss for failure to bring the cause to trial within the time limits prescribed by the speedy trial statute, § 545.780, RSMo 1978. 1 Second, appellant claims the trial court erred in refusing to allow…