STATE v. COWANS

No. WD 32603.

643 S.W.2d 628 (1982)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Chris COWANS, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

December 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald G. Stouffer, Marshall, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Priscilla F. Gunn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before SHANGLER, P.J., and PRITCHARD and DIXON, JJ.


PRITCHARD, Judge.

A jury found appellant guilty of these offenses and fixed his punishment thereon as follows: First degree burglary (§ 569.160 RSMo 1978), seven years; Sodomy (§ 566.060), thirteen years; and Rape (§ 566.030), fifteen years. Upon a finding of his being a persistent and dangerous offender, the trial court enhanced the punishments for the burglary to twenty-five years; for the rape, twenty-five years, to be served consecutively; and for...

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