State v. Belton

SMART, Judge.

Lacey V. Belton appeals his conviction of robbery in the first degree, § 569.020, RSMo 1994,1 for which he was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to twenty years imprisonment. Belton challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, and seeks reversal on various contentions of trial court error. Because we find the evidence of guilt to be sufficient, and we find no trial court error warranting relief, we affirm the judgment.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

We review in the light most favorable to the State, granting the State all reasonable inferences from the evidence. State v. Grim, 854…