Opinion
No. ED76487.
April 25, 2000.
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY, HONORABLE B.C. DRUMM.
Irene Karns, 3402 Buttonwood, Columbia, MO 65201-3722, for appellant.
Jeremiah W. (JAY) Nixon, Andrea L. Mazza, P.O. Box 899, Jefferson City, MO 65102, for respondent.
Before Mary Rhodes Russell, C.J., Lawrence G. Crahan, J., and Charles Blackmar, Sr.J.
ORDER
Larry Wilkes ("Defendant") appeals the judgment entered upon his conviction by a jury of tampering in the first degree pursuant to section 569.080.1(2) RSMo 1994. Defendant claims the trial court erred in overruling his Batson objection to the State's preemptory strike of a venireperson and that the trial court erred and abused its discretion in allowing the prosecutor to pose a hypothetical during voir dire examination.
We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal and find no error of law. An extended opinion would be of no precedential value. We have, however, provided the parties with a brief memorandum opinion, for their use only, explaining the reason for our decision. The judgment is affirmed pursuant to Rule 30.25(b).