State v. Bogard

SHRUM, Judge.

A jury found the defendant, Robert Bo-gard, guilty of the class A felony of robbery in the first degree, § 569.020, RSMo 1986. The trial court sentenced the defendant as a prior offender to a term of 15 years’ imprisonment. The defendant appeals; we affirm.

ISSUES ON APPEAL

The defendant raises two issues on appeal: (1) Whether the trial court committed plain error in failing sua sponte to admonish the prosecutor about his alleged improper remark during closing argument, and (2) whether a jury instruction defining “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” allowed the jury to convict the…