State v. Willis

STORCKMAN, Judge.

The appellant, Albert E. Willis, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Lafayette County, Missouri of the crime of grand larceny based on an information alleging the theft of twenty journal brass of the value of $120, belonging to Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. Appellant’s punishment was assessed at two years in the penitentiary. His motion for new trial was overruled and he appealed. The conviction to be reviewed is a felony and jurisdiction of the appeal is properly in the supreme court. Article V, § 3, Constitution of Missouri 1945, V.A.M.S.

Defendant did not…