Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jan 13, 2026
State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Jeffrey Lematty, Appellant.
Citation: See State v. Cooper, 215 S.W.3d 123
The defendant was convicted of first-degree rape and second-degree burglary. The appellate court affirmed the rape conviction but reversed the burglary conviction due to plain error in the jury instruction regarding second-degree burglary.