State v. Clark

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

James A. Clark Jr. was convicted of burglary in the second degree, § 569.160, RSMo 1986, and stealing, § 570.030, RSMo 1986. He was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to nine years imprisonment on the burglary charge and was sentenced to one year imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of $1,000 on the stealing charge, with the sentences to run concurrently. He appeals his convictions on the grounds that: (1) the jury verdict form on the stealing conviction varied substantially from the form set out in MAI-CR 3d by permitting the jury to assess the amount of…