State v. Mills

JAMES D. CLEMENS, Special Commissioner.

A jury found defendant John Rodney Mills guilty of feloniously stealing property valued at over $150. This under § 570.030, RSMo.1978. The trial court sentenced Mills as a two-time felon to 15 years in prison.

Defendant has appealed on a single ground. Thereby he contends the State failed to prove the property he stole had a value of $150. By § 570.020(1) “value” means the stolen property’s market value at the time and place of the crime.

The State relies on the testimony of two men. First, owner George Jordan, a veteran dealer in auto parts, testified he…