State v. Meyers

VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge.

Roger Meyers appeals his conviction following a jury trial for unlawful use of a weapon, section 571.030, RSMo Cum.Supp. 2009. On appeal, Meyers claims that the trial court abused its discretion in overruling his request for a mistrial and that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal because the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. The judgment of conviction is affirmed.

Factual and Procedural Background

During the summer of 2008, Rhiana Holland, who was ten or eleven years old at the time, moved with her family to a home…