State v. Williams

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted in a jury trial of burglary in the first degree, § 569.160, RSMo (1978), and robbery in the second degree, § 569.030, RSMo (1978). He was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment on each count to be served consecutively. This appeal ensues. We reverse.

Appellant first challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. In reviewing a claim of insufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, we accept the State’s evidence as true and give the State the benefit of all reasonable inferences, while disregarding all evidence and inferences to the…