State v. Payne

CRIST, Judge.

A jury convicted defendant of stealing property with a value exceeding $150.00, § 570.030 RSMo 1978. The trial court determined defendant to be a persistent offender and sentenced him to ten years imprisonment. We affirm.

Between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. on the night of May 25, 1981, the belongings of a family moving across country were stolen from their automobile parked at a motel. Among the items taken were suit cases containing clothing, a calculator, personal papers, jewelry, radios, certificates of deposit, checks, credit cards and other personal effects. After discovering the…