State v. Hobbs

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of assault first degree pursuant to § 565.050, RSMo 1978. The trial judge sentenced defendant under § 558.016, RSMo 1978 to twenty years imprisonment. From that judgment defendant appeals.

This case arises out of an incident which occurred at approximately 11:15 a. m. on April 14, 1979 at the Pick’n Save grocery store, 1215 Dielman, Olivette, Missouri. At that time, defendant and another, later identified as Joe Willie Foster, entered the store. Defendant, a regular customer of the store, shopped in the aisles with a shopping cart. While…