State v. Jones

SIMON, Chief Judge.

Defendant, Earl Jones, was convicted by a jury of robbery in the first degree in violation of § 569.020 RSMo 1986 and armed criminal action in violation of § 571.015 RSMo 1986. Defendant was sentenced to consecutive terms of ten years imprisonment for the offense of robbery in the first degree and three years imprisonment for the offense of armed criminal action.

On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to grant defendant’s motion to exclude the identification testimony of a witness who failed to submit to a deposition; and…