State v. Jones

TURNAGE, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction under Section 561.011, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., of possessing with intent to utter as true a personal money order, knowing the same to have been altered with intent to defraud. The jury was unable to agree on punishment, and the court sentenced defendant to a term of three years imprisonment. On December 20, 1973, defendant entered the Hanna Standard Service Station in Kansas City, Missouri, and stated he had run out of gas. He wanted a can with some gas, and when he was told it would require a $5.00 deposit, he gave the attendant a personal money…