State v. Rippee

The transcript on appeal shows the following :

December 26, 1972 — The jury returned a verdict finding defendant guilty of burglary in the second degree but were unable to “agree upon punishment.” The court [to the defendant]: “. . . [I]n accordance with the verdict of guilty, it is the order and sentence of this Court that punishment is assessed at four (4) years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. You may be seated. . . . Defendant granted fifteen days to file motion for new trial.”

February 9, 1973 — Defendant’s motion for new trial (filed January 10, 1973) was overruled, whereupon…