State v. Parker

HOLMAN, Commissioner.

Defendant, Avery Edward Parker, was found guilty of the offense of robbery in the first degree and his punishment was fixed by the jury at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of five years. Sections 560.120 and 560.135 (all statutory references are to RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S.). He has appealed from the ensuing judgment.

Mr. Alexander Belko was the proprietor of The Belko Drug Store which was located on the corner of Grand and Meramec in St. Louis, Missouri. On the night of June 12, 1957, Mr. Belko, his wife Charlotte Belko, and a 16-year-old boy, Raymond Rhode, were…