State v. Moore

KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

Randy Moore (“Defendant”) appeals from a judgment entered after he was convicted by a jury and sentenced by the trial judge for stealing in violation of § 570.030.1 Defendant avers the trial court committed plain error when it failed to sua sponte declare a mistrial after the State cross-examined Defendant regarding alleged prior convictions. We disagree. We affirm.

On August 2, 2001, (Thursday), Defendant walked onto the lot of Lakeside Motors in Branson, Missouri, to look at trucks. Jim Bohannon (“Bohannon”) was working at the time when he and Defendant discussed…