State v. O'DELL

PREWITT, Judge.

A jury found defendant guilty of receiving stolen property, § 570.080, RSMo 1978, and assessed his punishment at thirty days in the county jail. The trial court entered judgment and sentence in accordance with the jury verdict and defendant appeals.

Defendant’s first point contends that the state failed to make a submissible case “in that there was no evidence introduced that Appellant received the property allegedly stolen from another.” This point has no merit. Under § 570.080, it is not necessary for the state to show that the accused received the property from someone else;…