State v. Gamble

TITUS, Judge.

Having waived a jury trial, defendant was court-convicted of the class C felony of second degree burglary (§ 569.170 RSMo 1978) and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three years. § 558.011-1(3) RSMo 1978. Defendant appealed.

A.D. Ragan and his son, Ronald, were living in a mobile trailer home on rural property. The night before the events herein occurred, someone broke into the mobile home and stole a Ruger New Black-hawk 357 pistol. On the night in question A.D. and Ronald were in the trailer watching television when a neighbor’s telephone call advised that an unlighted…