State of Missouri, Plaintiff/Respondent v. Claude Dale Brooks

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION FOUR STATE OF MISSOURI, ) No. ED99427 ) Plaintiff/Respondent, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of ) St. Charles County vs. ) ) Honorable Jon A. Cunningham CLAUDE DALE BROOKS, ) ) Defendant/Appellant. ) Filed: February 18, 2014 INTRODUCTION Defendant Claude D. Brooks was convicted in a court-tried case in the Circuit Court of St. Charles County of robbery in the second degree, section 569.030, R.S.Mo. (2000). On appeal, Brooks argues that the trial court erred by overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of evidence…