STATE v. MADISON

No. 36479.

537 S.W.2d 563 (1976)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Maurice MADISON, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Motion for Rehearing or Transfer Denied May 17, 1976.

Application to Transfer Denied July 12, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Kitchin, Public Defender, James C. Jones, Asst. Public Defender, St. Louis, for defendant-appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Preston Dean, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.


DOWD, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction by a jury of stealing from a person. § 560.156 RSMo 1969.1 He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment. We affirm.

On October 12, 1973, at approximately 1 p. m., the defendant and a companion entered a supermarket in the City of St. Louis. The defendant, with a newspaper and a candy bar in his hands, proceeded to stand in the checkout line. The customer ahead of the defendant...

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