State v. Mason

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the crime of burglary in the second degree, § 569.170, RSMo (1978). He was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment as a prior offender, § 558.016, RSMo (1978). This appeal ensues. We affirm.

*42At approximately 11 a.m. on November 2, 1981, Officers Edwards and Dickens responded to a call concerning a burglary in progress at 4012 Enright Avenue. They drove up to the front entrance of the building and observed the door standing open. The building was partially fenced off. A white pickup truck, parked four to five feet from the rear wall…