State of Missouri v. Willie Randle

Introduction

Willie Randle (Defendant) appeals the trial court’s judgment entered on his convictions following a bench trial for first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, resisting a lawful stop, and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. On appeal, Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his felony convictions. We affirm.

Factual Background

Viewed in the light most favorable to the State, the evidence adduced at trial shows that between 5 and 6 p.m., on December 5, 2012, Detective Jason Brand-horst, of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s…