State v. Jackson

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Eddie Jackson, appellant herein, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Clark County for stealing § 570.030 RSMo (Supp.1982), and trespass in the first degree § 569.140 RSMo 1978. He was sentenced by the trial court to ten years and one day’s imprisonment in the Missouri Department of Corrections.

On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred in: (1) Failing to declare a mistrial when the prosecuting attorney questioned appellant about a previous conviction, in that such questions were asked for the sole purpose of prejudicing the jury against…