State v. Hopkins

SHRUM, Judge.

A jury found the defendant, Dwayne C. Hopkins, guilty of the class D felony of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. § 577.060, RSMo Supp.1989. His punishment was assessed at imprisonment in the county jail for six months and a $2,500 fine. He appeals; we affirm.

ISSUES ON APPEAL

The defendant raises two issues on appeal: (1) The sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction, and (2) whether the trial court committed “plain error” in giving a jury instruction defining “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” because it allegedly allowed the jury to convict the defendant…