State v. Barnes

WILLIAM H. CRANDALL, Jr., Special Judge.

Defendant, Vicki Barnes (Ousley), appeals from her conviction, after jury trial, of promoting prostitution in the third degree, § 567.070,1 a class D felony, in that she knowingly provided premises for prostitution purposes. Vicki was fined $5,000 and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

We first consider defendant’s second point which, in essence, challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict. Considering the evidence and reasonable inferences drawn therefrom, in the light most favorable to the state, the record…