State v. Taylor

FENNER, Judge.

Appellant, Steven Taylor, appeals his conviction for forgery and the denial of his motion to vacate judgment and sentence under Rule 29.15. Appellant was convicted after trial by jury and sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to a term of ten years.

The evidence in support of the jury’s verdict was that appellant worked as a dishwasher and porter at the Walnut Street Cafe in Columbia, Missouri, for ten days from Monday, February 23, 1987, until Wednesday, March 4, 1987. On Saturday, February 28, 1987, the restaurant was closed to the public in order to accommodate a wine…