Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Samuel Lee CONLEY, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1981-05-26
Citations: 617 S.W.2d 126
Docket Number: No. 42837
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Samuel Lee CONLEY, Appellant.
Judges: CRIST, P. J., and REINHARD and SNYDER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 617
Pages: 126–126

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Samuel Lee CONLEY, Appellant.
No. 42837.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.
May 26, 1981.
Charles Clayton, St. Louis, for appellant.
John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Jay D. Ha-den, Kristie Green, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jefferson City, George A. Peach, Circuit Atty., St. Louis, for respondent.

Opinion:
CLEMENS, Senior Judge.
A jury found defendant Samuel L. Conley guilty of attempted robbery and the court sentenced him to 15 years in prison. Defendant concedes the evidence was sufficient.
Defendant contends that challenged state's evidence showed another crime and was inadmissible. On that ground defendant claims the trial court erred in admitting the state's evidence about the license plates of two cars, one used in the robbery, and another, the defendant's car. After the robbery, the license plates had been switched. The robbery car then bore defendant's license plates (which he had reported stolen) and his car carried the license plates of the robbery car.
The state agrees that with certain exceptions evidence of another crime is inadmissible. We find such an exception here. As we held in State v. Hoyel, 534 S.W.2d 266[3] (Mo.App.1975), evidence of another crime tending to show an accused has attempted to fabricate evidence is admissible to show his consciousness of guilt. So it is here. See also State v. Quigley, 591 S.W.2d 740[2-5] (Mo.App.1979).
Judgment affirmed.
CRIST, P. J., and REINHARD and SNYDER, JJ., concur.