State v. Palmer

SOMERVILLE, Chief Judge.

Defendant was charged by information with stealing, a class C felony. Section 570.030, RSMo 1978. A jury found defendant guilty and assessed his punishment at five years imprisonment. Following an unavailing motion for new trial and the granting of allocution, judgment was entered and sentence imposed accordingly.

Defendant has not challenged the sufficiency of the evidence. A brief reference to certain conspicuous facts graphically demonstrates that the guilty verdict returned by the jury was supported by substantial evidence. At approximately 1:00 P.M., June 18, 1979,…