State v. Liffick

KAROHL, Judge.

A jury convicted Bert Liffick, Jr. of second degree burglary, § 569.170 RSMo 1986. The trial court sentenced defendant as a persistent offender to five years imprisonment. We have consolidated a direct appeal from the conviction with an appeal of denial of Rule 29.15 relief.

On direct appeal defendant alleges the court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because the evidence was insufficient to establish that defendant entered an inhabitable structure prohibited by § 569.170, as defined in § 569.010(2) RSMo 1986. The issue is whether on the facts of this case a…