Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Kevin D. SMITH, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2008-01-02
Citations: 241 S.W.3d 864
Docket Number: No. WD 68085
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Kevin D. SMITH, Appellant.
Judges: Before: HOWARD, C.J., and SPINDEN and HOLLIGER, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 241
Pages: 864–865

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Kevin D. SMITH, Appellant.
No. WD 68085.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Jan. 2, 2008.
Shaun J. Mackelprang, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.
Margaret Mueller Johnston, Columbia, MO, for Appellant.
Before: HOWARD, C.J., and SPINDEN and HOLLIGER, JJ.

Opinion:
Order
PER CURIAM.
Kevin D. Smith appeals his conviction for tampering in the first degree. The State presented evidence that Smith stole tools from a truck, attempted to steal the truck itself, and in the process defaced or altered the truck. Smith now claims that the trial court erred in submitting the charge to the jury because the State lacked direct evidence or sufficient circumstantial evidence that demonstrated he altered or defaced the vehicle. We disagree. When viewed in a light most favorable to the State, the evidence is sufficient to support the conviction. We, therefore, affirm the conviction.
Rule 30.25(b).