State v. Higdon

William H. Higdon appeals from a judgment imposing a sentence of two years' imprisonment upon a conviction of grand larceny. The information charged defendant with having committed burglary and larceny. The verdict of the jury found him guilty of larceny only. The evidence established that the sandwich shop of Mrs. Frances Clary at 4044 North Grand, St. Louis, Missouri, was broken into and in excess of $40 in money was taken on the night of September 3, 1945. Statements made by defendant were admitted in evidence, without objection, wherein he confessed his guilt and narrated how he had…