STATE v. STURGELL

No. 36615.

530 S.W.2d 737 (1975)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. James STURGELL, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, Division Two.

December 2, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Kitchin, Public Defender, Kent Fanning, Asst. Public Defender, St. Louis, for appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Preston Dean, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Brendan Ryan, Circuit Atty., James F. Booth, Asst. Circuit Atty., St. Louis, for respondent.


CLEMENS, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from a conviction of stealing a motor vehicle. (§§ 560.156 and 560.161, RSMo 1969). A jury found him guilty and the court sentenced him to five years' imprisonment.

On the evening of April 30, 1974 defendant was found tampering inside Garry Smith's 1961 Chevrolet. When confronted, defendant announced an interest in buying the automobile. Later, Smith parked his car in front of his girl friend's house. Shortly...

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