State v. Hubbard

NUGENT, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction by a jury of second degree burglary, in violation of § 569.170 1 for which he was sentenced to four years imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant complains of the state’s display of a knife throughout his trial, and a demonstration of the use of the knife by the defendant, a portion of the prosecutor’s closing argument, and the state’s requiring the defendant to expose his tattooed arms in the presence of the jury. We affirm the conviction.

The following facts are relevant to the determination of the issues on appeal. On July 14, 1980, Margaret…