State v. Basham

GUNN, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Basham was convicted by a jury on the charge of perpetrating a confidence game (§ 561.450 RSMo.1969) and was sentenced to two years imprisonment. On appeal, Basham claims that the information was defective; that the court erred in permitting witnesses other than the victim to testify concerning their transactions with him. Basham also contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We reverse.

The evidence is detailed, perhaps fulsomely, as follows: Basham approached Henry Finck at his Audrain County farm and offered to paint his barn. A…