State of Missouri v. Michael Allen

Introduction

KURT S. ODENWALD, Judge

Michael Allen (“Allen”) was convicted on two counts of second-degree burglary following a bench trial. Allen asserts on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion in granting the State’s request for a continuance mid-trial and that there was insufficient evidence to support one of his second-degree-burglary convictions. Because the trial court did not abuse its discretion in continuing the bench trial for twelve days in order to hear evidence from additional witnesses and because the State presented sufficient evidence for the trial court to infer…