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STATE v. LEWIS

No. 25512.

124 S.W.3d 525 (2004)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Thomas A. LEWIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

January 27, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. McKerrow, Columbia, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., and Charnette D. Douglass, Office of Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

Thomas Lewis ("Father") was charged by information with criminal nonsupport of his minor son under section 568.040, a class D felony.1 Following conviction by a jury, Father was sentenced to nine months' incarceration in the county jail. On appeal, he alleges the trial court committed plain error by failing to instruct the jury on the defense of "good cause." We disagree. We affirm.

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