State v. Richardson

DALTON, Judge.

By an information filed in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, the defendant was charged with a felony, to wit, carrying a dangerous and deadly weapon concealed upon and about his person. Section 564.610 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S.' Defendant was also charged under the Habitual Criminal Act, Section 556.280 RSMo 1949, V.A. M.S., with eight prior felony convictions, each for the offense of larceny from the person of an amount less than $30. See Section 560.195 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. On trial, the jury found defendant guilty of carrying a concealed weapon and assessed his punishment…