State v. Morant

SIMON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Christopher Morant, was convicted by a jury of five counts of first degree robbery, § 569.020, RSMo (1986) (hereinafter all further references shall be to RSMo (1986) unless otherwise noted), and five counts of armed criminal action, § 571.015. The trial court found appellant to be a prior and persistent offender and sentenced him to a total term of seventy-five years in prison.

On appeal, appellant contends the trial court erred: (1) in denying appellant’s motion to sever offenses because appellant was prejudiced by trying all the charges together; (2) in…