State v. Dennison

STORCKMAN, Judge.

A jury found the defendant guilty of robbery in the first degree by means of a dangerous and deadly weapon. The state out of the presence and hearing of the jury proved a prior conviction of murder in the second degree and the court sentenced the defendant to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period of 35 years. Section 556.280, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. The defendant’s motion for new trial was overruled and he appealed. Since the sufficiency of the evidence is not questioned, a detailed statement of the facts proved is not required.

Maurice Hendin owned and operated Maury’s, a…