State v. McDowell

WASSERSTROM, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence of imprisonment for a period of nine years assessed by a jury for the offense of Robbery in the First Degree under Sections 560.120 and 560.135, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S. The sole point relied on is alleged error by the trial court in refusing a continuance.

In the early morning of January 31,1974, Mr. Larry Scott and Mr. Leon Eskina were robbed at gunpoint in a taxicab driven by Mr. Eskina. Previously that evening Mr. Scott had been approached by two men at the Continental Bus Station, and a conversation of approximately…