State v. Wishom

WEIER, Judge.

1. Case History

Defendant appeals from a conviction in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis of first degree robbery after a trial by jury. The jury set punishment at twenty-five years. We affirm.

2. Facts Pertinent to This Decision

At about 12:50 a. m. on December 30, 1976, George Lee admitted the defendant Calvin Wishom and his companion John Bradford into his apartment. Both men drew knives and demanded that Lee turn over his money to them. While Lee was kneeling on the floor with a knife held to his throat by defendant Wishom, the police arrived in response to a neighbor’s…