State v. Beal

WELBORN, Commissioner.

Appeal from judgment of conviction for robbery in the first degree with a deadly weapon. A jury in the St. Louis Circuit Court found Gregory Earl Beal guilty of the offense. The jury being unable to agree on punishment, the court sentenced Beal to six years’ imprisonment.

This case arose out of a holdup at Ros-ery Florist, Incorporated, at 4035 West Florissant in St. Louis. The robbery occurred at about 3:00 P.M., March 9, 1970. Three employees of the shop were forced to lie on the floor by a Negro wearing a blue jacket who took money from the cash register and two of the…