Missouri Court of Appeals, 2002

State v. Jones

State v. Jones
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided December 10, 2002 · Simon, Gaertner, Crane
93 S.W.3d 794; 2002 Mo. App. LEXIS 2374; 2002 WL 31752230 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

State v. Jones

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Lee A. Jones (defendant) appeals from the trial court’s judgment, pursuant to jury verdicts, finding defendant guilty of: (1) murder in the first degree; (2) assault in the first degree; and (3) two counts of armed criminal action (ACA).

On appeal, defendant contends the trial court abused its discretion in: (1) overruling his counsel’s objection to evidence of the .40 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol found in the vehicle when defendant was arrested and failing to grant a mistrial when police officer volunteered that there was also a 9 mm handgun found in the vehicle because evidence of guns implied that defendant was a violent person, which was inadmissible character evidence and especially prejudicial in a one-witness ease; and (2) overruling his counsel’s objection to evidence that defendant was selling drags to Pat Fowler because the evidence could have been used by the jury as improper character evidence and as evidence of his guilt of the charged offenses.

We have reviewed the record on appeal and the briefs of the parties and find nor *795 error of law. An extended opinion reciting the detailed facts and restating the principles of law would have no precedential value or jurisprudential value. We have, however, provided a memorandum for the use of the parties only setting forth the reasons for our decision. We affirm the judgment pursuant to Rule 84.16(b).

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