STATE v. DeLUCA

No. 54657.

448 S.W.2d 869 (1970)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. James Cornelius DeLUCA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

January 12, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Dale L. Rollings, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Lakenan Barnes, Barnes & Barnes, Mexico, for appellant.


HIGGINS, Commissioner.

James Cornelius DeLuca, with a prior felony conviction, was charged with robbery, first degree. A jury convicted him of the charge and the court fixed his punishment at 18-years' imprisonment. Sections 556.280, 560.120, and 560.135, V.A.M. S.

On February 21, 1968, at about 5:20 or 5:25 p. m., a lone man wearing a topcoat entered the Universal C. I. T. Finance Company office in Mexico (Audrain County), Missouri. The man had his hands...

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