City of Joplin v. Marston

GARY W. LYNCH, Judge.

Kimberly K. Marston, (“Defendant”) appeals her convictions, following a trial de novo in the Circuit Court of Jasper County, for driving a vehicle under the influence of drugs and driving the wrong direction on a one-way street allegedly in violation of City of Joplin ordinances. Finding insufficient evidence as to the ordinances alleged to have been violated, we reverse and remand for the entry of a judgment of acquittal.

Factual and Procedural Background

As a prefatory matter, we observe that the City of Joplin failed to file a respondent’s brief in this case, which we…