State of Missouri v. William Bowen

Introduction

Philip M. Hess, Chief Judge

William Bowen (“Appellant”) appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, of the Class C felony of stealing, for which the Circuit Court of St. Louis County entered its judgment imposing a sentence of ten years’ imprisonment. In his first point, Appellant argues that pursuant to the recent Missouri Supreme Court case State v. Ba-zell, 497 S.W.3d 263 (Mo. banc 2016), the trial court was without power to enhance his stealing offense to a felony. In his second point, Appellant asserts that there was insufficient evidence for the jury to find him guilty of…