State of Missouri v. Robert A. Woolery

Summary

The court affirmed Woolery’s convictions and sentences, holding that counsel was not required at his initial appearance or at an arraignment where he entered a not-guilty plea. It also held that no transcript was required because Woolery did not waive appointment of counsel, that his unpreserved mental-capacity sentencing claim did not establish plain error, and that his suppression argument was not preserved. The court did not reach the merits of whether counsel is constitutionally required at a bail hearing because the challenged appearance was not a bail review hearing.