State v. Tate

GUNN, Judge.

Defendant appeals a conviction by jury for feloniously tampering with a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent under § 560.175(1) R.S.Mo.1969, V.A.M.S. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment.

The sole issue raised by defendant is that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction of a felony under § 560.-175(1); that defendant’s offense was only a misdemeanor under § 560.175(2). We affirm.

The facts of this case attest to the truth of the adage: “If you must steal a car, don’t try to take a policeman’s, particularly when it is parked in a police station parking lot.”

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