State v. Simpson

CROW, Judge.

A jury found appellant Bennie Simpson guilty of the class B felonies of arson in the first degree, § 569.040, RSMo Supp. 1987, and burglary in the first degree, § 569.160, RSMo 1986. The jury assessed punishment for each crime at ten years’ imprisonment. The trial court entered judgment per the verdicts, ordering the sentences to run concurrently.

Inasmuch as appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdicts, we need not synopsize the State’s proof.

Appellant’s sole point relied on avers the trial court erred in giving instruction 4, faithfully…