State v. Rousan

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of stealing property valued at $150.00 or more, a felony, § 570.030.3(1), RSMo 1986, and third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, § 565.070.1(1), RSMo 1986. He was sentenced by the court on the stealing count as a persistent offender to 10 years’ imprisonment and, following the recommendation of the jury, on the assault count to a concurrent six-month prison term and a $500.00 fine. He appeals; we affirm. 1

In his principal point, defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support submission of the stealing count; therefore, in…