State v. LATALL

271 S.W.3d 561 (2008)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent,

v.

Robert LATALL, Jr., Appellant.

No. SC 89322.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

December 16, 2008.

Daniel Dodson, Jefferson City, Mo, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Doug Noland, Greg A. Perry, Ashley Harms, Office of Missouri Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.

MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.

Introduction

Robert Latall's appeal of his misdemeanor nonsupport conviction raises the question of whether Latall "injected the issue" of good cause, within the meaning of the statute, thus requiring the state to prove beyond…