State v. Bell

PUDLOWSKI, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis of stealing, in violation of Section 570.030, RSMo 1986, and sentenced to two years imprisonment. After careful consideration of her appeal, we affirm.

John Mothon, a seventy year old retired steelworker, lived in a one room apartment in the city. The defendant lived upstairs in another apartment with her boyfriend, Lamont Battle, until they were evicted. After their eviction, Mothon let them live with him for several weeks. Although Mothon denied in his deposition having had sexual relations with…