State v. Tippett

KELLY, Judge.

Vernon H. Tippett, (hereinafter referred to as defendant) was convicted of driving while his driver’s license was revoked. Section 302.321 RSMo Cum.Supp.1984. After a trial by the court, defendant was sentenced to sixty days in jail, fifty-eight days of which were suspended, ordered to pay court costs, and assessed a crime victim’s compensation judgment of thirty-six dollars. Defendant was also placed on one year’s unsupervised probation. We reverse.

Defendant was arrested by a Missouri state trooper while driving on U.S. Highway 61 in Lewis County, Missouri, on January 26, 1985,…