State v. Arles

JOHN E. PARRISH, Judge.

David Arles (defendant) was convicted, following a jury trial, of the class D felony of possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine, a controlled substance. § 195.420. 1 He appeals contending, among other things, that there was not sufficient evidence from which a reasonable juror could find beyond a reasonable doubt that he was guilty of the offense with which he was charged. This court agrees. The judgment of conviction is reversed. Defendant is ordered discharged.

On December 9, 1997, defendant and Debra Cox were shopping at a Wal-Mart…