STATE v. WATSON

No. 48701.

350 S.W.2d 763 (1961)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. George Lawrence WATSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

November 13, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Q. Reed, Kansas City, for appellant.

Thomas F. Eagleton, Atty. Gen., Albert J. Stephan, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


STORCKMAN, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of the crimes of second-degree burglary and stealing. The jury assessed his punishment at three years' imprisonment for each offense. On this appeal the defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he committed the offenses charged and, therefore, the trial court erred in overruling his motions for judgment of acquittal and for a new trial.

The evidence proves and the defendant concedes that...

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