Missouri Court of Appeals August 27, 1985, 48656 (State v. Jordan)

KELLY, Judge.

Appellant, Donald M. Jordan, appeals his conviction by a jury in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County of the Class C felony of stealing a motor vehicle, § 570.030 ESMo 1978, and his sentence of nine (9) years imprisonment in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections as a “persistent offender” pursuant to the provisions of § 558.016 ESMo 1984.