Opinion
No. ED 80985
May 13, 2003 Modified May 20, 2003
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Honorable Joan M. Burger.
Gwenda R. Robinson, Assistant State Public Defender, St. Louis, Missouri, for Appellant.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General, Dora A. Fichter, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, Missouri, for Respondent.
Before Robert G. Dowd, Jr., P.J., Mary K. Hoff, J., and George W. Draper III, J.
[THIS OPINION IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION OR TRANSFER TO THE SUPREME COURT.]
ORDER
Deangelo Thomas (hereinafter, "Appellant") appeals from a conviction finding him guilty of robbery in the first degree pursuant to Section 569.020 RSMo (2000) and armed criminal action pursuant to Section 571.015. Appellant was sentenced to concurrent terms of twenty-five years imprisonment. Appellant alleges the trial court erred by: 1) overruling his trial counsel's objection to the prosecutor wearing a gold crown during closing argument; 2) overruling his trial counsel's objection to the testimony of a police detective; and 3) sustaining the State's objection to a question during voir dire. We affirm.
All further statutory references are to RSMo (2000).
We have reviewed the briefs of the parties, the legal file, and the transcript and find the trial court did not plainly err or abuse its discretion. State v. Varvera, 897 S.W.2d 198, 201 (Mo.App.S.D. 1995); State v. Gola, 870 S.W.2d 861, 867 (Mo.App.W.D. 1993); State v. Woltering, 810 S.W.2d 584, (Mo.App.E.D. 1991). An opinion reciting the detailed facts and restating the principles of law would have no precedential value. We have, however, provided a memorandum opinion only for the use of the parties setting forth the reasons for our decision. The judgment is affirmed pursuant to Rule 30.25(b).