Missouri Court of Appeals February 17, 1981, No. 42821 (State v. Johnson)

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of the offense of burglary in the second degree, *451§ 569.170, RSMo 1978. The jury assessed his punishment at four years in the Department of Corrections. Defendant had been charged as a persistent offender and after a finding by the court that he was a persistent offender, the court enhanced the punishment by an additional six years.