STATE v. BROWN

No. 56692.

480 S.W.2d 843 (1972)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. John Bell BROWN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

June 12, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Richard S. Paden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

John P. Montrey, Clayton, for appellant.


STOCKARD, Commissioner.

John Bell Brown, charged as an habitual criminal was found guilty by a jury of robbery in the first degree by means of a dangerous and deadly weapon, and the court, after finding that the accused had previously been convicted of seven felonies, assessed the punishment at imprisonment for a term of twenty-five years. He has appealed. We affirm.

From the evidence a jury reasonably could find that by use of a sawed-off shotgun, appellant...

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