State v. Meadows

Appellant was charged by information filed in the Circuit Court of Pettis County with the crimes of burglary and larceny of personal property to the value of $275 from the dwelling house of one Margaret Mansfield. The information also invoked against appellant the habitual criminal act by alleging two prior convictions of appellant on felony charges, his imprisonment in the Missouri State Penitentiary and his discharge therefrom. Upon trial the jury returned the following verdict:

"We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of burglary and larceny and assess his punishment at ten years in the…