State v. Witherspoon
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY A. RIEDERER, Special Judge.
Defendant Robert Witherspoon was tried and convicted jointly with defendant Harold Hamilton, but each has appealed separately. They were both found guilty of possession of burglar tools by the same jury, which was unable to agree on the punishment. The trial court thereupon, and after allocution, sentenced each to five years in the custody of the Missouri department of corrections. Since the same *282facts and law apply to both cases, we consolidate these two cases for the purpose of these appeals.
Before the consolidated jury trial began, identical motions to…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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