State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Dustin Curtis Winter, Appellant.

Summary

The Court affirmed Winter’s murder and kidnapping convictions because the evidence permitted a reasonable juror to find the statutory elements of both offenses beyond a reasonable doubt. It held that corpus delicti is an evidentiary corroboration rule, not an additional element of murder, and that first-degree kidnapping requires confinement for a substantial period but not proof that the confinement was more than incidental or increased the risk of harm. The Court vacated and remanded only to correct the written judgment so it conforms to the sentences orally pronounced at sentencing.