State v. Thurlo

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

A jury found Defendant, Barry R. Thur-lo, guilty of the class C felony of burglary in the second degree. § 569.170.1, RSMo 1986. Defendant was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to imprisonment for five years. Only a brief recital of the facts is necessary for an understanding of Defendant’s appeal.

In the early hours of August 17, 1990, Defendant and an accomplice broke into the Main Street Bar in Webb City, Missouri. Cash was taken from the business and later divided between Defendant and his accomplice. On August 25, 1990, Defendant admitted his involvement in…