State v. Hendrix

TURNAGE, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of robbery in the first degree, Section 560.120 RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., and sentence to five years in prison following a jury trial. Defendant does not question the sufficiency of the evidence, so a brief review of the facts will suffice to form the setting in which to consider defendant’s claim of error on this appeal.

On February 23, 1973, Morris Williams, Jr., had a check in his possession payable to himself for $4,990.00, which he obtained from the settlement of a workmen’s compensation claim. Williams took this check to Columbia National Bank…