State v. Young

The appellant was convicted in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis under the Habitual Criminal Act of burglary in the first degree and larceny and his punishment assessed at twenty years’ imprisonment in tbe penitentiary for tbe burglary and five years for tbe larceny. He introduced no evidence in tbe circuit court and bas filed no brief bere. Tbe assignments in bis motion for new trial below complained of tbe overruling of bis demurrer to tbe State’s evidence, and of tbe admission of incompetent evidence.

Tbe evidence for tbe State showed tbat about 3:30 A. m. on tbe nigbt of May…