State v. Lewis

SHANGLER, Judge.

The defendant Lewis was convicted on separate counts of robbery second degree [§ 569.030, RSMo 1978], stealing [§ 570.030] and burglary first degree [§ 569.160]. The defendant was charged as a dangerous felon [under § 558.016] in each count. The jury returned sentences of ten years for robbery, five years for stealing and ten years for burglary. The court ordered that the multiple sentences run consecutively. The court, after evidence, expressly determined that the twenty-five year sentences returned by the jury were a sufficient punishment, and so withheld exercise of the…