STATE v. KNIGHTON

No. 9705.

518 S.W.2d 674 (1975)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Robert Wesley KNIGHTON, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Springfield District.

January 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Philip M. Koppe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

John B. Newberry, Springfield, for appellant.

Before BILLINGS, C. J., and TITUS and FLANIGAN, JJ.


BILLINGS, Chief Judge.

A jury found defendant Robert Wesley Knighton guilty of three counts of kidnapping (§ 559.240, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.). The court, having determined that the Second Offender Act (§ 556.280, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.) was applicable by reason of the defendant's 1968 robbery conviction, assessed punishment of three consecutive ten-year sentences. We affirm.

In this appeal the defendant has challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to...

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