State v. Brady

WASSERSTROM, Judge.

The first count of the information here charged defendant with burglary second degree under Section 569.170, and the second count charged stealing under Section 570.-030, both sections being part of RSMo 1978. Both counts also allege defendant to be a persistent offender. The jury acquitted defendant under Count I, but found him guilty under Count II. Pursuant to a finding that defendant was a persistent offender, the court sentenced him to seven years imprisonment, from which defendant appeals.

The evidence showed that the warehouse of Hall Implement Company was broken into…