State v. Adkins

TURNAGE, Chief Judge.

Michael J. Adkins was found guilty by a jury of burglary in the second degree pursuant to § 569.170, RSMo 1978 1 and possession of burglar’s tools pursuant to § 569.180. The jury sentenced Adkins to five years on each count. The court found Adkins to be a persistent offender and sentenced him to fifteen years on the burglary count and ten years on the possession of burglar’s tools count, the sentences to run concurrently.

On this appeal, Adkins contends he should have been granted a change of venue; certain veniremen should have been stricken for cause; the sentencing…