State v. Johnson

JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Judge.

Wayne Johnson appeals from the Circuit Court of Moniteau County’s denial of his petition challenging on double jeopardy grounds the authority of that court to have entered his convictions and sentences on one count of assault of a law enforcement officer in the second degree, § 565.081, and one count of armed criminal action, § 571.015. For the following reasons, the circuit court’s judgment is vacated, and the cause is remanded with instructions to dismiss Appellant’s petition.

On January 9, 2006, Appellant failed to report to the Cooper County Jail as required by a…