State v. Turner

HIGGINS, Commissioner.

Arthur Lee Turner, with two prior felony convictions, was charged with operating a motor vehicle without permission of the owner. A jury convicted him and the court fixed his punishment at 3 years’ imprisonment. Sections 556.280, 560.175, and 560.180, V.A.M.S.

Margaret Flotte owned a gray 1962 Buick automobile which was stolen after she had parked it at 4539 Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri, at 6:00 to 6:30 p. m., January 25, 1968. She next saw her automobile in police custody at Delmar and Newstead in St. Louis about 12:30 a. m., January 26, 1968.

Officers Nieman and…