Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Date unavailable
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Branden L. Johnson, Appellant.
Branden L. Johnson appealed his jury convictions for first-degree burglary and fourth-degree assault, arguing the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion to endorse the prosecuting attorney as a witness. Johnson sought the prosecuting attorney's testimony to recount statements made by a deceased alibi witness, which Johnson conceded was hearsay. The Eastern District affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that the proposed testimony was inadmissible hearsay not subject to any recognized exception, and thus the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding it.