State v. Light

HENLEY, Judge.

John Edward Light (hereinafter defendant) appeals from a judgment sentencing him to imprisonment for a term of ten years upon his conviction by a jury of armed robbery. Secs. 560.120 and 560.135, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.

There is substantial evidence from which the jury reasonably could find that on July 29, 1970, shortly after 2:00 a. m., defendant, armed with a .38 caliber revolver, held up and robbed Everett Birdsong, the attendant in charge of a Standard Oil service station, taking from him approximately $86.00, the property of the owner of the service station.

Defendant’s first…