State v. Dentman

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction by a jury to the charge of attempted burglary second degree, §§ 556.-150(3), 560.045, 560.095 RSMo. 1969. Subsequent to the jury verdict, the court sentenced defendant under the Second Offender Act to imprisonment in the Department of Corrections for a term of four years.

The record reveals the following scenario culminating in defendant’s criminal charge: On the night of April 3 and the early morning of April 4, 1977, Officer Martin Thiml-ing of the St. Louis Police Department was assigned to foot patrol in the…