State v. Williams
State v. Williams
Opinion of the Court
A Pulaski County jury found the defendant guilty of burglary and stealing in connection with the burglary (§§ 560.045, 560.-110, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.) and assessed his punishment at terms of four years for burglary and two years for stealing. Defendant’s motion for new trial was denied and he was granted allocution and duly sentenced. The trial court ordered the sentences to be served consecutively pursuant to § 560.110(2).
Defendant and three others, including Michael Waters, broke into a residence near Waynesville and stole various items of personal property. Waters was the state’s principal witness against defendant and on cross-examination testified he had entered pleas of guilty to the charges and had received a four-year sentence and placed on judicial probation.
In this appeal defendant's only complaint is that the prosecuting attorney was erroneously permitted to argue that by
We have reviewed the matters required under Rules 28.02 and 28.08, V.A. M.R. The evidence in support of the jury verdict is not insufficient. No error of law appears. An opinion would have no precedential value and the judgment is affirmed pursuant to Rule 84.16.
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