STATE v. PIERCE

No. 44867.

652 S.W.2d 230 (1983)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. John William PIERCE, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

April 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claude Hanks, Creve Coeur, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Kristie Green, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, George A. Peach, Circuit Atty. St. Louis, for respondent.


SMITH, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his jury conviction of two counts of second degree arson and the resultant one year and five year consecutive sentences. We affirm.

Defendant's first challenges are to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdicts. His argument is based predominately on his evaluation of the lack of credibility of two men who participated in the setting of the fires. Credibility is a matter for resolution by the jury. Nothing...

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