State v. Sanders

GUNN, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of first degree robbery. On appeal defendant raises three points of alleged error: 1) that his counsel impermissibly waived defendant’s presence at a pre-trial motion to suppress defendant’s oral confession; 2) that the prosecutor was erroneously permitted to define the term “reasonable doubt” during his closing argument; 3) that the trial court erred in permitting testimony regarding a weapon allegedly used in the robbery. We find no reversible error and affirm the judgment.

Shortly after its 11 p. m. closing, a hamburger restaurant in Kirkwood was robbed…