State v. Williams

LISA S. VAN AMBURG, Presiding Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Paul Allen Williams was convicted in the Circuit Court of Audrain County of two counts of criminal non-support, section 568.040, R.S.Mo. (Cum.Supp. 2010), a class D felony. The trial court *362suspended execution of the four-year sentence and placed Williams on probation for five years. On appeal, Williams argues that the trial court erred: (1) by proceeding to a bench trial without first obtaining a valid waiver of Williams’ right to trial by jury, and (2) by overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal, because there was insufficient…