State v. Simmons

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant appeals after his conviction by a jury of robbery in the first degree in violation of § 569.020, RSMo.1978, and kidnapping in violation of § 565.110, RSMo. 1978. The court sentenced defendant to a term of 25 years’ imprisonment for the robbery and a consecutive 15-year term for the kidnapping. We affirm.

The state introduced evidence sufficient to show that the defendant robbed and kidnapped the victim at gunpoint. The defendant neither testified nor introduced evidence.

In his first point on appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred in overruling his objections…