State v. Saffold

SHANGLER, Presiding Judge.

The defendant Saffold was convicted by a jury of robbery first degree [§ 569.020, RSMo 1978] and sentenced to a term of ten years. The appeal contends errors in instruction and admission of evidence, and contests the sufficiency of the proof for a circumstantial evidence submission.

The defendant Saffold was a security guard at the Chrisman Sawyer Bank. He commenced employment on Monday, November 5, 1979. The bank was robbed on Friday, November 9, 1979. The sum of $80,000 in currency was taken. The actual theft was performed by another [identified by evidence as one…