State v. Guelker

HENLEY, Judge.

Defendant, charged with operating a motor vehicle without the permission of its owner (§ 560.175, subsection 1 1 ), was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to imprisonment for three years. He appealed to the Court of Appeals, St. Louis district, which reversed and ordered him discharged. On application of the State, we ordered the case transferred to this court. We affirm.

Defendant contends that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal filed at the close of all the evidence, because there was no evidence that he operated the motor vehicle without…