State v. Johnson

McMILLIAN, Judge.

Defendant, Charles Johnson, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, on a jury verdict finding him guilty of stealing a motor vehicle, a felony. §§ 560.156 and 560.161, RSMo 1969. The court sentenced him to ten (10) years imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections, § 556.280(1), RSMo 1969.

Since defendant does not question the sufficiency of the evidence, we set forth only those facts necessary to resolve the issues in question.

On August 22, 1974, while working on a rooftop surveillance team,…