State v. Grapper

EAGER, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon, and of a prior felony; he was sentenced to life imprisonment, in accordance with the verdict. He was represented at the trial and is represented here by appointed counsel. Since only one point is briefed, we need not state the facts in detail.

The State’s evidence tended to show the following: that on January 22, 1957, in the City of St. Louis, defendant entered a small restaurant at 4900 Easton Avenue, threatened the proprietress with a butcher knife (she being alone), tied her hands, robbed the cash register…