State v. Thomson

KAROHL, Presiding Judge.

Udell Thomson, III, defendant, was found guilty by a jury of assault first degree, § 565.050 RSMo 1978; burglary first degree, § 569.160 RSMo 1978; and armed criminal aetion, § 571.015 RSMo 1978, and assessed punishment at terms of eighteen, eight, and forty years, respectively. The trial court approved the judgment and ordered consecutive sentences for assault and burglary, both to run concurrent to the sentence for armed criminal action. The trial court denied defendant’s motion for a new trial or in the alternative to reduce sentence.

Defendant does not challenge the…