State v. Coats

CRIST, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals her convictions by a jury of robbery in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, and unlawful use (flourishing) of a weapon. She was sentenced to concurrent ten year terms on the robbery and burglary counts, and to a consecutive five year term on the weapons count. We affirm.

Victims (mother and daughter) were at home in St. Louis County on the evening of March 3, 1982. Mother’s friend, Stephanie, who lived with them, was not there. Mother heard a knock on the door. She looked out the window, recognizing a station wagon previously driven by one…