State v. Simrin

WILLIAM W. FRANCIS, JR., J.

John David Simrin (“Simrin”) appeals his conviction for one count of the class A felony of robbery in the first degree, a violation of section 569.020.1 Following a jury trial, Simrin was sentenced by the trial court to twenty years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. In his two points on appeal, Simrin asserts the trial court erred in convicting him of the charged offense because there was insufficient evidence of his use of a “dangerous instrument” and plainly erred in failing to hold a witness, who was a law enforcement officer, “in contempt, striking his…