State v. James

TITUS, Judge.

Roosevelt Willie James was jury-convicted of second degree burglary and stealing “soda pop” from a laundromat in Hayti, Missouri. Having been charged under the *186habitual criminal act, defendant was court-sentenced to consecutive prison terms of five years for burglary and two years for stealing.

Following arrest, defendant was said to have numerously initialed and twice-signed a bipartite “Voluntary Statement.” The first section consisted of a printed form which detailed defendant’s Miranda rights and his signed waiver thereof; the second segment was a six page confession of having…