State v. Rogers

STORCKMAN, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of attempted burglary of a jewelry store. The punishment assessed by the jury is imprisonment for a term of two years. Sections 556.150 and 560.070, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. The defendant was represented by able counsel at the trial as he is on appeal. The principal question presented in this court relates to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction.

Hale’s Credit Jewelry Store owned and operated by Ralph W. Hale was located in what is known as the Country Club Shop ping Center in Clay County. At 2:30 a. m. on August 8,…