Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Dec 17, 2024
MARK EDWARD HOOD, Petitioner-Appellant v. DIRECTOR OF REVENUE, STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent
Mark Hood challenged the Director of Revenue's administrative revocation of his driving privileges, which was issued after he refused a chemical test following a DWI arrest. The circuit court upheld the revocation, and Hood appealed, arguing the finding that he operated the vehicle was against the weight of the evidence. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, holding that Hood failed to employ the mandatory four-step analytical framework required for an against-the-weight-of-the-evidence challenge, thus rendering his argument analytically useless.