State v. Miller

GREENE, Judge.

Defendant, Charles Miller, was jury-convicted of first degree robbery, § 569.020,1 and court-sentenced, after a finding that he was a “dangerous offender,” § 558.016.4,2 to 25 years’ imprisonment.

On appeal, Miller contends the trial court erred in admitting evidence that he escaped from jail before trial because evidence of an escape is admissible only when it is shown that the escapee was in jail awaiting trial on the offense in question, and that no such proof was introduced.

This specific point was not raised through objection at time of trial, nor in motion for new trial.…