State v. Johnson

CROW, Chief Judge.

Michael Johnson (“appellant”) was found guilty by a jury of three counts of burglary in the second degree, § 569.170, RSMo 1978, and two counts of stealing property of the value of $150 or more, § 570.030, RSMo Supp.1985. The jury assessed punishment at two years’ imprisonment on each count; the trial court specified that the sentences run consecutively. § 558.026.1, RSMo 1986.

Appellant maintains the trial court erred in (1) permitting the prosecutor to adduce from the state’s key witness — appellant’s accomplice — that the two had met while they were in jail, (2) allowing…