State v. Parks

SWOFFORD, Presiding Judge.

The appellant (defendant) was charged with tampering with a motor vehicle and with the possession of marihuana in excess of 35 grams. In the court below, he was found guilty of the tampering charge (Section 560.175 RSMo 1969) and not guilty of the marihuana charge, by the trial court, sitting without a jury. He was sentenced to three years in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections and this appeal followed.

The defendant raises two points or assignments of error upon which he seeks reversal of his conviction. Resolution of these points requires a brief…