State v. Bosler

WESTHUES, Judge.

The defendant was charged by an indictment of having committed robbery in the first degree by means of a dangerous and deadly weapon. The offense was alleged to have been committed on December 30, 1960, in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. The indictment alleged further that Bosler had previously been convicted on five separate felony charges. Upon a trial, a jury found defendant guilty of robbery in the ■first degree. The trial court, in accordance with Section 556.280, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., held a hearing on the question of whether Bosler had previously been convicted and had…