State v. Sheets

DONALD L. MASON, Special Judge.

As a result of a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Bates County, appellant was sentenced to six months imprisonment and a $500.00 fine for the offense of criminal trespass and two years for the offense of kicking a highway patrolman in the performance of his duties.

We are initially confronted with the State’s Motion to Dismiss the appeal for failure of the defendant to comply with Rule 84.04, V.A.M.R. Appellant having proclaimed a religious distrust and bias toward lawyers and the organized bar, and questioning their ethics and morals, represented himself…