State v. Williams

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Walter L. Williams, was convicted in a jury trial of robbery in the first degree, § 569.020, RSMo (1978). He was sentenced to twenty-two years’ imprisonment as a persistent offender pursuant to § 558.016, RSMo (1978). This appeal ensues. We affirm.

Since appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, we will briefly review the facts in a manner most favorable to the verdict. On July 5, 1981, appellant and Jerome McCloud robbed Father John Weishar at gunpoint while he was walking to work at Firmin Desloge Hospital. Appellant and McCloud were…