State v. Williams

KAROHL, Judge.

Dirth Williams (defendant) appeals a conviction and sentence for stealing $150 or more of property in violation of § 570.030.3 RSMol994. He was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to twenty years imprisonment. He also appeals denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

The state proved the following facts. On the evening of August 16,1993, Roy Gardner and his sister, Nellie Smith, were shopping for yard equipment at a Builder’s Square store. Defendant, an employee of Builder’s Square, approached Gardner and asked…