State v. Buchanan

CRANE, Judge.

A jury found Charles Buchanan guilty of Robbery in the First Degree in violation of § 569.020 RSMo 1986. The trial court found Buchanan to be a persistent offender and sentenced him to twenty-five years imprisonment. Buchanan filed a Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief which was denied without a hearing. Buchanan appeals both the judgment of the trial court and the order of the motion court. On his direct appeal Buchanan contends that the trial court erred in allowing the prosecutor to inform the venire panel during voir dire that he was represented by an assistant…