State v. Minor

WEIER, Presiding Judge.

By a jury verdict, defendant Asa Minor was found guilty of tampering with a motor vehicle, § 560.175, RSMo. 1969, and was sentenced by the court to three years in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections.

Defendant’s first point on appeal is that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. This contention is without merit. An appellate court does not weigh the evidence. This is a matter that must be addressed to the trial court who hears the witnesses and is in a position to judge their credibility. State v. Talbert, 454 S.W.2d 1, 4[6] (Mo.1970);…