Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 58818. Attorney(S) G. Gregory Mermelstein, Columbia, for defendant, William L. Webster, , John P. Pollard, , Jefferson City, for plaintiff, See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. STATE OF MISSOURI, PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT, v. MARTIN L. ASHER, DEFENDANT/APPELLANT. ORDER PER CURIAM. Defendant was convicted in a jury-waived trial of the class C felony of stealing, third offense, in violation of § 570.040, RSMo 1986. He appeals; we affirm. The judgment is based upon findings of fact that are not clearly erroneous and no error of law appears. No jurisprudential purpose would be served by a written opinion. However, the parties have been furnished with a memorandum for their information only setting forth the reasons for our order affirming the judgment pursuant to Rule 30.25(b).