State v. Graham

Appellant Everett Graham ("Graham") appeals his conviction for failing to register as a sex offender, section 589.425,1 following a jury trial in Harrison County, Missouri. Graham raises three points on appeal. We agree that the trial court erred in failing to grant his judgment of acquittal at the close of all evidence because the State failed to submit any evidence that Graham knowingly failed to register. We reverse and order that Graham be discharged.2

Factual and Procedural Background3

Graham was convicted in Iowa of a crime that required him to register as a sex offender under Iowa law.…