State v. McElroy

Jerome McElroy appeals the trial court’s judgment, following a jury trial, convicting him of first-degree robbery (§ 569.020, RSMo1) and armed criminal action (§ 571.015). We affirm.

Background

The evidence at McElroy’s trial2 showed that two men entered a Little Cae*494sar’s pizza restaurant on May 24, 2014, while manager April Bell was counting the money in a cash register. Bell saw that one of the men was carrying a gun, so she quickly closed the register. Bell testified that she could see both men’s faces. She stated that the gunman, whom she later identified as McElroy, had “a little bit” of…