State v. Bolden

SEILER, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of first degree robbery and sentenced by the court, as the habitual .criminal act was charged and found applicable, to sixteen years’ imprisonment.

His defense on the facts was that he was present at the scene at 8th and Delmar in St. Louis by happenstance, but was not participating or aiding, when the robbery was committed by another man, Smith, who pleaded guilty and who testified defendant was unknown to him and was not involved at all. However, the state presented evidence that Smith and defendant were together; that they walked directly…