State v. Simms

AHRENS, Judge.

Dennis B. Simms appeals from the judgment rendered by the trial court after a jury found him guilty of attempted robbery first degree under § 564.011, RSMo 1986, and armed criminal action under § 571.015, RSMo 1986. After finding appellant to be a prior, persistent and Class X offender, the trial court sentenced him to concurrent terms of fifteen years’ imprisonment for each offense. We affirm.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, so we need not relate it in detail. The evidence at trial established the following facts. At about 10:15 p.m. on Saturday,…