State v. Boyd

DOWD, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of perpetrating a residential burglary in Olivette, Missouri. The crime occurred between 9:00 p.m. and 12:30 at night. At 1:30 a.m., Nancy Roberts, who lived around the corner from the victim, returned home with a friend to discover a strange brown auto parked in her driveway. A man, later identified as appellant Gerald Boyd, soon arrived and moved the auto after speaking with Ms. Roberts and her friend for a few moments. Later, the police found some of the stolen property outside a neighbor’s house and were able to lift a fingerprint off one item.

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