State v. Willis

WESTHUES, Judge.

Defendant Robert Ronald Willis was charged with burglary in the second degree and stealing. The information further charged that Willis had previously been convicted of three felonies and had been discharged from the Missouri State Penitentiary. On a trial, a jury found Willis guilty of stealing and not guilty of burglary. The jury found that Willis had previously been convicted and assessed his punishment at imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of ten years. An appeal was taken from the sentence imposed.

At the trial, defendant offered no evidence. He has not…