State v. Belcher

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant was found guilty by jury of stealing auto parts and tools worth more than $150 in violation of § 570.030, RSMo 1986. The trial judge sentenced him as a prior offender to three years’ imprisonment. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

On the morning of November 24, 1985, Daniel Schutte found his metal bam had been broken into. Various car parts, tires, and tools were missing. The next day Au-drain County Sheriff Stuart Miller received a tip that the missing property had been stolen by defendant and Bobby Williams and that the property could be found in the garage of Elmer…