State v. Savage

REINHARD, Judge.

This is an appeal by the defendant Michael Savage from a conviction by a jury of robbery in the first degree. § 569.020, RSMo 1978. The court imposed a twelve year sentence. The issues present on appeal are: (1) whether the court erred in refusing to strike a venireman for cause, and (2) whether the court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on robbery second degree and stealing.

A jury could reasonably find the following: On the evening of August 16, 1979, Rory Calhoun and a companion left their place of employment about 11 p. m. and drove directly to an all-night…