State v. Hunt

FLANIGAN, Presiding Judge.

A jury found defendant Malcolm Hunt guilty of stealing (§ 570.030.3),1 a class C felony, and he was sentenced to a 15-day term in the county jail and a fine of $500. Defendant appeals.

Defendant’s sole point is that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict “because there was no evidence to support the finding that the defendant retained possession of the golf clubs for the ‘purpose of using or disposing of it in such a way that made recovery by the owner unlikely.’ ”

Section 570.030.1 reads, in pertinent part: “A person commits the crime of stealing if he…