State v. Todd

This is an appeal from a conviction of tampering with a witness, Mo.Rev.Stat. § 575.270.1 (1986), and from a sentence of two years imprisonment. Appellant contends that there was insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction.

The judgment is reversed.

On February 10, 1989, Larry Tyler was visiting Sheila Oldenburg in her apartment in Sedalia, Missouri. At approximately 8:00 p.m., Paul Waller came to the apartment to ask Oldenburg to babysit for him. He was accompanied by appellant, who remained silent while Waller and Oldenburg conversed. Oldenburg told Waller that she was busy and could not…