State v. Stokes

OPINION

James M. Dowd, Judge

Curtis Stokes, Jr., appeals the judgment entered upon his convictions following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County of one count of first-degree robbery and one count of armed criminal action. Stokes contends that the trial court erred by improperly admitting hearsay evidence, and by improperly instructing the jury that it could convict Stokes of armed criminal action in connection with the lesser included offense of second-degree robbery. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

On the evening of October 18, 2013, Stokes approached Kendrick…