State v. Johnson

HOUSER, Commissioner.

Donald Seaf Johnson appeals from a judgment of conviction and 6-year sentence on a charge of Stealing Over $50. We have jurisdiction, the notice of appeal having been filed prior to January 1, 1972. Mo.Const. Art. V, §§ 3, 31, V.A.M.S.

None of the points raised by appellant justifies or requires reversal of the judgment.

I. The Information.

The information, which charges a crime under the general stealing statute, § 560.-156, RSMo 1969, 1 V.A.M.S., is challenged on these grounds: that this prosecution (for stealing timber) was improperly filed under § 560.156 — that if the…