State v. Carter

ROBERT E. CRIST, Senior Judge.

Lamont Carter, Defendant, appeals from the judgment entered after a jury convicted him of second degree robbery in violation of section 569.030, RSMo 1994. We reverse and remand.

On March 2, 1994, at about 7:00 p.m., Emma Moore (Victim) and her seven-year-old grandson were leaving the Family Dollar Store in the City of St. Louis. Victim saw a young man whom she later identified as Defendant standing near a dumpster. Defendant talked to her about her grandson. Victim went to her car and turned her back to get into it. At that time, Defendant came up to her and…