State v. Perry

SOMERVILLE, Judge.

Defendant, charged with robbery in the first degree (§ 569.020, RSMo 1978), was found guilty by a jury of robbery in the second degree (§ 569.030, RSMo 1978) and his punishment was assessed at fifteen (15) years imprisonment. Following an unavailing motion for new trial, judgment was entered and sentence pronounced accordingly.

As the sufficiency of the evidence has not been questioned, a brief disclosure of certain basic facts should presently suffice. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on December 17,1982, the victim of the robbery, a prostitute, was plying her trade at the…