State v. Johnson

Philip M. Hess, Presiding Judge *426Introduction

Joevalis Johnson ("Appellant") was charged in the City of St. Louis circuit court with two counts of first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action ("ACA"), and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm arising out of a robbery of two men at gunpoint. Prior to trial, the court granted Appellant's motion to sever the unlawful possession of a firearm charge. After a mistrial, a second jury found Appellant guilty of two counts of first-degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. In its judgment, however, the trial court also…