State v. Barton

Defendant was charged as a habitual criminal (§ 556.280)1 with first degree robbery (§§ 560.120 and 560.135) and kidnapping. § 559.240. He was jury-convicted of both charges and court-sentenced to consecutive terms of 15 years for robbery and 3 years for kidnapping. At the trial, defendant, upon his insistence, represented himself with the aid of an assistant public defender who appeared in an advisory capacity.2

The first point relied on by defendant is to the effect that the court nisi erred in overruling his motion to suppress “physical evidence of a .22 caliber rifle” that “was discovered…