State v. Jackson

SATZ, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Brian Jackson was convicted by a jury of stealing, § 570.030 RSMo. 1986. He was sentenced as a persistent offender to seven years imprisonment. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

On April 6,1985, defendant and a female companion entered Randy’s Jewelry in O’Fallon, Missouri. The store’s owner, Randy Hudson, (Hudson) was working alone at the time.

Hudson recognized the female from her previous visits to his store. He immediately became suspicious of the couple’s intentions when they told him they were buying a gift for their mother and the price range was anywhere…