State v. Hunt

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant appeals after his conviction by a jury of burglary in the second degree in violation of § 569.170 RSMo 1978. The court found defendant to be a persistent offender and sentenced him to 12 years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction, and hence the facts are briefly stated. In the early morning hours of February 20, 1982, police responded to a burglar alarm at a St. Louis company. There they found the side door forced open. The defendant was found inside the building, prying open a cashier’s…