Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Aug 20, 2019
State of Missouri vs. Anthony Dixon
Anthony Dixon appealed the denial of his motion for release based on post-conviction DNA testing, following his convictions for forcible rape, sodomy, robbery, and armed criminal action. Dixon claimed the motion court erred by admitting testimony about similar charges, discounting expert testimony on witness identification, failing to apply a proper standard of "innocence" under § 547.037, and denying his motion despite DNA evidence excluding him. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's denial, finding no clear error in its application of the "preponderance of the evidence" standard for innocence or its assessment of the DNA evidence against strong eyewitness identifications.