State of Missouri v. Brian K. Heathcock

Summary

The court affirmed Heathcock's convictions, holding that his prior conviction and later conviction for first-degree tampering did not violate double jeopardy because they were based on two distinct operations of the same automobile. Applying the statute's plain meaning and focusing on the separate times and circumstances of the operations, the court concluded that each operation could be prosecuted as a separate offense. The court also concluded that the charged conduct was not one uninterrupted course of conduct.