State v. Willis

DIXON, Judge.

Defendant Barth Willis appeals from his jury-imposed conviction of robbery first degree, § 569.020, RSMo 1978; burglary first degree, § 569.160, RSMo 1978; and armed criminal action, § 571.015, RSMo 1978. The court, acting under the persistent offender statute, sentenced Willis to twenty years for the robbery, ten years for the burglary, and five years for the armed criminal action, and directed that the sentences run concurrently. Defendant asserts the trial court erred in overruling objections to certain cross-examination questions asked of the defendant and other witnesses, in…