State v. Turner

Defendant appeals from his jury conviction of tampering in the first degree, § 569.080, RSMo Supp.1984, and court-imposed sentence of one year’s imprisonment.

The defendant asserts the information is defective in failing to allege that the defendant’s conduct was “knowing,” and that the trial court erred in failing to take action sua sponte with respect to portions of the prosecutor’s argument, and in giving as an instruction MAI-CR2d 2.20 because such instruction improperly defines “reasonable doubt.”

The sufficiency of the evidence is not questioned. Defendant was arrested at 3 a.m. in a…