State v. Ross

PRITCHARD, Commissioner.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of the offense of operating a motor vehicle without the permission of the owner thereof. Sections 560.175 and 560.180. (All statutory references herein mentioned are to RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S.) Defendant was also alleged to have had previous convictions of eleven different felonies, a finding thereof having been made by the court outside of the hearing of the jury, and after the verdict of the jury, of which defendant was informed, and allocution was had, a sentence of four years’ imprisonment in the State Penitentiary was pronounced upon…