State v. Bockman

251 S.W.2d 607 (1952)

STATE

v.

BOCKMAN.

No. 43156.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

October 13, 1952.

Joseph B. Geisler, Mountain View, for appellant.

J. E. Taylor, Atty. Gen., A. Bertram Elam, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

VAN OSDOL, Commissioner.

Defendant was convicted of grand larceny under Section 560.155 RSMo 1949, V.A. M.S., and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. Herein upon appeal defendant-appellant contends that the trial court erred in submitting the State's case to the jury; abused its discretion in refusing to grant a continuance upon the application of…