State v. Ward

KAROHL, Judge.

Defendant Marka C. Ward appeals conviction for attempted robbery in the first degree. Section 571.015 RSMo 1986. He claims error in allowing closing argument which personalized the jury and an argument which degraded defense counsel. We affirm.

The first complaint fails because the record disproves the event regarding personalization of the jury. The prosecutor began, but did not complete an argument which may have been intended to substitute a concern for jurors defending a not guilty verdict for the proper function of the jury, to determine guilt or innocence of the defendant…