State v. Hill

FRED E. SCHOENLAUB, Special Judge.

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of robbery in the first degree. Section 560.120 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. Upon a finding of two prior felony convictions by the court, he was sentenced to eight years in the custody of the Department of Corrections. Sections 556.280 and 560.135 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. Defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict and direct a verdict of acquittal, or in the alternative to grant a new trial, was overruled and he appealed.

In his brief defendant assigns as error the action of the trial court overruling his motion to dismiss the…