State of Missouri v. Pierre M. Ward

Appellant Pierre M. Ward (“Ward”) was convicted by a jury of first-degree robbery, Section 569.020, 1 armed criminal action, Section 571.015, and first-degree burglary, Section 569.160, and sentenced by the trial court to a total of fifteen years of imprisonment. The charges arose out of the break-in and robbery of a home, which, the State argued at trial, was aided and abetted by Ward. Ward now.appeals. In. his first point, Ward argues there was insufficient evidence that he could have reasonably anticipated or actually knew a gun would be used during the robbery to support his convictions…