State v. Magalif

PAUL M. SPINDEN, Judge.

After a jury found Jeff D. Magalif guilty of five counts of violating an ex parte order of protection and one count of stalking, the circuit court entered a judgment of acquittal notwithstanding the jury’s guilty verdicts. The state had accused Magalif of harassing and stalking an employee of a restaurant next door to his house after he became angered over an odor emanating from the restaurant. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand the cause to the circuit court.

After Sweet Tomatoes Restaurant opened during April 2000 at 1309 Meadow-lake Parkway in Kansas City,…