State v. Morris

PUDLOWSKI, Judge.

Defendant Frank Morris, also known as Castudarrel Cunningham, was found guilty by a jury of stealing from a person. The defendant was sentenced under the Second Offender Act to ten years in the custody of the Department of Corrections. Defendant appeals.

The evidence shows that Eugene and Ca-noy Bueneman resided in the 4900 block of Washington Avenue, City of St. Louis, and operated their home as a boarding house. During the evening of August 6, 1977, Mrs. Bueneman, Mrs. Hays and a third unidentified female resident of the Bueneman home were seated on the front porch. At that…