State v. McGowan

MARY K. HOFF, Judge.

Glen E. McGowan (Defendant) appeals from the judgment entered following a jury verdict convicting him of tampering with a motor vehicle, first degree, in violation of Section 569.080 RSMO 2000.1 The trial court sentenced Defendant to a term of ten years’ imprisonment.

The record, as pertinent to the points on appeal, reveals the following. On March 20, 2003, at approximately 6:20 a.m., an individual going by the name, of Charles Brown2 (Brown) stole a red and white 1992 Chevrolet S10 truck (Chevy truck) belonging to Ocbai Tekla by breaking the steering column and bypassing…