State of Missouri v. Markus Michael A. Patterson

Mr. Markus Michael A. Patterson appeals his conviction for the class D felony of tampering with physical evidence, for which he was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to six years in the Department of Corrections. We affirm.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the conviction, Marshall, Missouri, Police Officer Joey Valiquette 1 stopped Mr. Patterson one night in May 2014 after observing that the passenger-side rear brake light of the vehicle Mr. Patterson was driving did not work when he applied the brakes. Mr. Patterson, who stated that the vehicle belonged to his…