State v. Ward

CRIST, Judge.

The State appeals the dismissal of its information. § 547.210, RSMo 1986. Defendant was charged with tampering with a witness. We reverse and remand.

Section 575.270 provides in part:

A person commits the crime of ‘tampering with a witness’ if, with purpose to induce a witness or a prospective witness in an official proceeding to disobey a subpoena or other legal process, or to absent himself or avoid subpoena or other legal process, ... he ... uses ... threats....

The State charged defendant in the words of MACH-CR 29.86 except for two instances complained of by defendant. The…