State v. Johnstun

PRITCHARD, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was found guilty by the verdict of a jury of armed criminal action under § 571.015, RSMo 1978. Punishment was assessed at five years imprisonment by the jury’s verdict, which the trial court imposed.

On August 25, 1982, during the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, the victim, Wanda Faye Banner, was working in the Consumer Building, also called the Dairy Bar. At 11:00 a.m., break time of about 10 to 15 minutes arrived. Just a little after 11:00, Wanda went to the Varied Industries Building next door and went to the restroom inside it. She saw two ladies, one…