State v. Sanders

CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.

After a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of illegal possession of phencyclidine (PCP) and sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to ten years. Appellant contends the trial court abused its discretion by overruling appellant’s request for a mistrial after the state’s witness testified “there were warrants for his [appellant’s] arrest on file”.

Police were informed that appellant was staying at a motel in the City of St. Louis. After determining that warrants for his arrest were outstanding, detectives went to the motel and were told by their informant which…