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Missouri Court of Appeals
Southern District
Division One CITY OF JOPLIN, MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent, vs. KEVIN KAYE KLEIN, Defendant-Appellant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. SD30716

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JASPER COUNTY Honorable David C. Dally, Circuit Judge

REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS Kevin K. Klein ("Defendant") appeals his convictions for the violation of two City of Joplin municipal ordinances in a judgment entered by the Jasper County Circuit Court following a trial de novo. Finding insufficient evidence supporting the imposition of a penalty for the violations, we reverse. Factual and Procedural Background The evidence reveals that on the night of November 4, 2008, Defendant harassed his two neighbors from the sidewalk in front of their house about the presidential election results. Defendant called the neighbors "dykes," threatened harm, and tried to provoke a fight.

Defendant's neighbors called 911, and Defendant was subsequently arrested. He was charged under Joplin City Ordinance

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