State v. Stark

TITUS, Judge.

Charged with tampering with a motor vehicle (§§ 560.175-1 and 560.180)1 and as a habitual criminal (§ 556.280), defendant was jury-convicted and court-sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of five years.

Daryle Miles (Miles) operated a service station and a liquor store situate between Hayti and Kennett. A mobile home, occupied by Margaret Jackson (Ms. Jackson) and her children, was located near the station and store. In the summer of 1977, Miles bought a wrecked Ford Mustang which he repaired and gave to his stepdaughter after her 16th birthday on…