State of Missouri v. Shelley A. Richter

Gary D. Witt, Judge.

Appellant Shelley Richter (“Richter”) appeals her conviction of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, section 568.045. 1 Following a jury trial, she was convicted and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by the Circuit Court of Cole County. On appeal, Richter alleges that the circuit court erred in denying Richter’s motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of State’s evidence because there was insufficient evidence to support her conviction. Further, she claims that the court erred in submitting “disjunctive acts” in the verdict director, giving the…