State v. Watkins

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment imposed after a jury verdict of guilty of tarn-, pering with a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner, § 560.175, RSMo 1969 and § 560.180, RSMo 1969. Pursuant to the Second Offender Act, defendant was sentenced by the court to a term of four years in the Department of Corrections.

The sole issue brought on appeal is whether the trial court erred in overruling defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal. Defendant contends that the evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction of tampering with an automobile without the owner’s…