State v. Connor

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

In a court-tried case, the appellant Whitney Connor was found guilty as an accomplice under § 565.050, RSMo 19781 of first degree assault where a deadly weapon was used. He was sentenced to ten years in prison for this Class A felony.

On October 14, 1981, Danny Julian committed an armed robbery of a jewelry store in Kirksville, Missouri. Julian was the perpetrator of the assault for which Connor was charged. At the time Connor was engaged to Julian’s sister. A sizeable quantity of jewelry which was contained in display trays was taken in the robbery. The robbery occurred at…