STATE v. LIGHT

No. 56302.

484 S.W.2d 275 (1972)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. John Edward LIGHT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

September 11, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., G. Michael O'Neal, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Ronald J. Fuller, Rolla, for appellant.


HENLEY, Judge.

John Edward Light (hereinafter defendant) appeals from a judgment sentencing him to imprisonment for a term of ten years upon his conviction by a jury of armed robbery. Secs. 560.120 and 560.135, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.

There is substantial evidence from which the jury reasonably could find that on July 29, 1970, shortly after 2:00 a. m., defendant, armed with a .38 caliber revolver, held up and robbed Everett Birdsong, the attendant in charge of...

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