KENNEDY, Judge.
Defendant Ralls after a jury trial was convicted of stealing from the person (§ 560.156, RSMo 1969 and § 560.161, RSMo 1975). As a Second Offender he was sentenced to six years' imprisonment by the Division of Corrections, and has appealed to this court. We reverse and remand for a new trial, for reasons hereafter explained.
The facts disclosed by the evidence are as follows:
On September 3, 1976, a warm, sunny day, witness...
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