State v. Clark

By jury verdict, the defendant was convicted of sodomy, Section 563.230 RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., and sentenced to imprisonment for 25 years. Defendant has appealed his conviction, alleging three grounds of error. These are the refusal of the trial court to permit inquiry by defense counsel, on voir dire examination, regarding the verdict reached by the veniremen who admitted prior experience on juries, the trial court’s refusal to dismiss the information, on the grounds that the time of the offense was not specifically stated, or to require the prosecution to state more specifically the time of…