State v. Powell

GUNN, Judge.

Defendant was charged and convicted in separate counts of molesting a minor girl and sodomy. His appeal alleges: (1) that the trial court erred in submitting the molestation and sodomy charges in separate counts as being in violation of his right against double jeopardy; (2) that there was insufficient evidence to support the convictions. We affirm.

*587The evidence shows that the nine year old victim was walking down a St. Louis alley toward her home after having spent the night at her aunt’s house. It was about 7:00 a. m. when the defendant accosted the victim in the alley. He…