State v. Watson

DONNELLY, Judge.

Appellant, Robert Earl Watson, was convicted of first-degree robbery under § 560.-120 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., by a jury in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, at Kansas City, and his punishment under the provisions of the Habitual Criminal Act, § 556.280 RSMo 1959 (as amended Laws 1959, S.B.No.117), was assessed at imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of ten years. Following rendition of judgment and imposition of sentence, an appeal was perfected to this Court.

According to the evidence, on May 18, 1964, between 8:45 p. m. and 9:00 p.…