State v. Grissom

STEPHAN, Judge.

The jury found the defendant guilty of robbery in the second degree in violation of § 569.030, RSMo 1978, and assessed punishment of five years in prison. Judgment and sentence were entered in accordance with the verdict and defendant appealed. We affirm.

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Guffey owned and operated a grocery store in Pacific, Missouri. They returned to their home on Highway N at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Friday, June 13, 1980. They had with them several thousand dollars in cash and checks — the grocery store receipts — in a produce box. Mr. Guffey remained at their van while…