State v. Thompson

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant was charged with forgery, in violation of § 570.090.1(4), RSMo 1986. Upon a trial by jury, he was found guilty of that offense. Defendant was found to be a persistent offender under § 558.016, RSMo 1986 and was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. Defendant subsequently filed a motion to vacate sentence pursuant to Rule 29.15. This motion was denied after an evidentiary hearing. Defendant appeals both his conviction and the denial of his post-trial motion. We affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence reveals the following: defendant was…