State v. Klink

WESTHUES, C.

The defendant, Leon Alexander Klink, was tried and. convicted in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, of,molesting a minor as defined by Section 563.160, RSMo 1949. A jury assessed defendant’s punishment at ten months’ imprisonment in the City Workhouse and a fine of $500. Defendant [652] appealed. This court has jurisdiction because a violation of Section 563.160, supra, constitutes a felony.

The evidence on the part of the State disclosed the following: The child involved was .Vivian Marie Mizell who was a niece of the defendant. She was nine years old and…