State v. Richardson

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction of receiving stolen property having a value in excess of $150. The jury recommended a fine as punishment and the court imposed a fine of $2,000. We affirm.

Defendant was an employee of Monsanto Chemical Company at its Queeny plant in St. Louis. Monsanto was experiencing loss of equipment including industrial gloves. It hired a private detective agency to investigate the loss. An employee of the agency, Robert Cope, attended flea markets in Pevely and Barnhart, Missouri. At the Pevely flea market he purchased two pairs of industrial gloves from…