Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jan 2, 2024
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Terry W. Holtmeyer, Appellant/Cross-Respondent.
Terry Holtmeyer was convicted of harassment first degree after a bench trial for falsely accusing a neighbor of exposing himself to children. On appeal, Holtmeyer argued the trial court erred by admitting his phone records without proper business record authentication and that the evidence was insufficient to convict him. The appellate court reversed the conviction and remanded for a new trial, finding the phone records were improperly admitted due to an unnotarized digital signature on the affidavit. The court declined to address the sufficiency of the evidence argument.