State v. Welsh

GREENE, Judge.

Floyd Randall Welsh was jury-convicted of the class C felony of tampering in the first degree. § 569.080.1(2).1 Welsh, a pri- or offender with a burglary conviction, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment as punishment for the crime.

*558The specifics of the information charging Welsh with tampering were that Welsh, on April 26, 1987, in Dallas County, Missouri, did knowingly and without consent of the owner, operate a 1976 Chevrolet Blazer automobile.

On appeal, Welsh urges trial court error in (1) failing to declare a mistrial because of alleged juror misconduct, and (2) in…