State v. McMasters

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction by the court of violation of Sec. 575.030, R.S.Mo.1986, hindering prosecution, and the resultant sentence of four years imprisonment. Execution of the sentence was suspended and defendant was placed on five years probation. We reverse.

The amended information was in two counts. Count I charged defendant with hiding Robert Cowart, a convicted felon, in defendant’s residence for the purpose of preventing the punishment of Cowart for the felony of selling marihuana. Count II, framed in the alternative, charged defendant with obstructing…