State v. Parker

DIXON, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was charged by information with both second degree burglary and stealing. He was acquitted of the stealing charge, but the jury found him guilty of burglary. The jury was unable to assess punishment, and defendant was sentenced by the court to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.

The crime occurred at the residence of Kathryn Gale. She had lived in the house about five weeks. Before her occupancy, it was vacant for an unspecified period of time. On the night the crime occurred, she locked her house and left for work at about 7:10 p.m. When in…