State v. Puckett

DOWD, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Linda Henson Puckett, was charged with stealing property with a value of at least fifty dollars, in violation of Section 560.156 RSMo 1969, from the Jewel Box Jewelry Store located in Flat River, Missouri. On August 29, 1979, a jury found defendant guilty of the offense charged. Defendant was sentenced to a term of five years in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

On this appeal, defendant contends that the trial judge made certain prejudicial statements which had the effect of denying defendant a fair trial. Also, defendant challenges the sufficiency…