Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. David M. SEARS, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2014-08-05
Citations: 438 S.W.3d 451
Docket Number: No. WD 76463
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. David M. SEARS, Appellant.
Judges: Before Division Four: ALOK AHUJA, C.J., CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, J„ and WAYNE P. STROTHMANN, Sp. J.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 438
Pages: 451–451

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. David M. SEARS, Appellant.
No. WD 76463.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Aug. 5, 2014.
Richard A. Starnes, Jefferson City, MO, for appellant.
Emmett D. Queener, Columbia, MO, for respondent.
Before Division Four: ALOK AHUJA, C.J., CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, J„ and WAYNE P. STROTHMANN, Sp. J.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
Appellant David Sears was convicted in the Circuit Court of Johnson County, following a bench trial, of two offenses: driving with a revoked driver's license, § 302.321, RSMo; and resisting arrest by fleeing in his vehicle from a law enforcement officer, in a manner which created a substantial risk of serious physical injury or death, § 575.150, RSMo. Sears was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to concurrent terms of five years on each count. He appeals, arguing that the evidence of prior convictions used to establish his status as a prior and persistent offender was incompetent, and failed to establish that he waived his right to counsel in the earlier prosecutions. Sears also argues that the evidence was insufficient to establish that his flight created a substantial risk of serious physical injury or death. We affirm. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, an unpublished memorandum setting forth the reasons for this order has been provided to the parties. Rule 30.25(b).