State v. Forister

CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of one count of attempted robbery in the first degree, five counts of first degree robbery, and six counts of armed criminal action arising out of four separate criminal acts. Defendant was tried in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County and sentenced to a total of 75 years.

On January 7, 1988, defendant and two others, Tony Sillman and Kenneth Pilker-ton, drove to the home of Ronald Hearst in West St. Louis County. Defendant and the others allegedly planned to burglarize the Hearst home. Defendant chose to burglarize the Hearst home because he…