State v. Wright

HANNA, Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction by a jury of one count of first degree burglary (§ 569.160, RSMo 1986) and two counts of receiving stolen property (§ 570.080, RSMo 1986). The case was tried May 11, 1992, in Saline County. The defendant was sentenced as a prior, persistent and class X offender to twenty years imprisonment on each of the three counts to run concurrently with each other.

The evidence viewed in the light most favorable to the state is as follows. On September 14, 1991, Mr. Muhins, police chief in Slater, Missouri, his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and another…