State v. Parkhurst

HOLSTEIN, Judge.

A jury convicted defendant Gerald Wayne Parkhurst, and he was sentenced to six months in jail for the unlawful use of a weapon. § 571.030.1(4). 1 Although the issue of the sufficiency of the information was not raised before the trial court, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, reversed the conviction because the information failed to allege that defendant acted “knowingly.” This Court granted transfer. Mo. Const. art. V, §10. The judgment is affirmed.

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Section 571.030.1(4) makes it a class D felony to knowingly exhibit in the presence of one or more persons any…