State v. Moss

PARRISH, Judge.

Appellant Edward L. Moss was charged with and, following a jury trial, convicted of the misdemeanor offense of criminal nonsupport. § 568.040.1 Appellant was sentenced to confinement in the county jail for a term of one year and to payment of a fine of $500.

Appellant was previously married to Ne-dra Ashley. One child, Carla Moss, was born of that marriage. Carla was born in February, 1976. Appellant’s and Nedra’s marriage was dissolved in July, 1977. Ne-dra received custody of the child at the time of the dissolution of marriage.

Nedra testified that she had received no child…