State v. Churchill

BARRETT, Commissioner.

Jack George Churchill has been found guilty of robbery in the first degree and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. Upon this appeal his assignment of error that the verdict is against the law and the weight of the evidence preserves nothing for review, V.A.M.S. § 547.030; 42 V.A. M.S.Sup.Ct.Rule 27.20; nevertheless, other assignments relating to instructions and to the trial court’s failure to sustain his motions for judgment of acquittal require consideration of the essential merits of his conviction.

From the state’s evidence the jury could find that on the evening…