Oatsvall v. State

GREENE, Chief Judge.

The facts of this case are that on August 15, 1977, Stephen Anthony Oatsvall broke into Crow’s Grocery in Caruthersville, Missouri, during the nighttime hours, by cutting a hole through the roof and entering the building. He then waited for Robert Wyatt, a store employee, to arrive and open the store. Wyatt entered the store, and while walking down an aisle toward the storage room, was struck on the back of the head with a board wielded by Oatsvall. The blow knocked Wyatt unconscious. When he regained his senses, Wyatt walked toward the back of the store where he met…