State v. Chambers

NANCY STEFFEN RAHMEYER, Presiding Judge.

Willie A. Chambers (“Appellant”) was convicted of the felony crime of driving while intoxicated, a violation of section 577.0101; he was found guilty in a court-tried case and sentenced to four years in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections. Appellant brings one point on appeal, contending that there was insufficient evidence to support a determination that Appellant was physically driving or operating a motor vehicle. We reverse.

On October 6, 2001, Appellant was discovered slumped over the steering wheel of a car parked in William…