State v. Nelson

BILLINGS, Judge.

Defendant Roy Bert Nelson was convicted of burglary in the second degree [§ 560.-045, RSMo 1969] by a Barry County jury and sentenced by the trial court to a five year prison term. We affirm.

The sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict is not questioned. The jury found that defendant had unlawfully entered a dwelling house near Monett, Missouri, with the intent to commit rape.

Defendant complains he was not arraigned until sometime during the voir dire of the jury panel and was therefore deprived of a fair opportunity to prepare his defense to the amended information…