State v. Puckett

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Ronald L. Puckett appeals his jury conviction of second degree burglary, § 569.170 RSMo 1978 and stealing § 570.-030 RSMo 1978. The trial court sentenced the defendant as a prior offender under § 558.016 RSMo 1978 to a term of imprisonment of seven years on each count, the sentences to run consecutively.

On appeal defendant raises two points as grounds for reversal. First, he contends that the state’s evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. Second, he contends that the trial court erred in refusing to disqualify the prosecuting attorney who had…