State v. Duffy

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Chief Judge.

Charles Patrick Duffy appeals his conviction as an accessory to misdemeanor workers’ compensation fraud, pursuant to §§ 287.128.1(8) and 562.041, RSMo 1994.1 The court sentenced him to pay a $1000.00 fíne. On appeal, Mr. Duffy argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss with prejudice and his motion for judgment of acquittal because (1) § 562.041.2(2), the exception to accessory liability for persons necessarily incident to the principal crime, exempted him from liability; and (2) the one-year statute of limitations barred the State…