Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Oct 6, 2020
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Brenda Thurmond, Appellant.
Brenda Thurmond appealed her conviction for possession of a controlled substance following a jury trial. She argued the trial court erred by not intervening during the State's voir dire comments on the reasonable doubt standard, by denying her motion for acquittal due to insufficient evidence of possession, and by allowing retaliatory sentencing arguments. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no plain error in the voir dire, sufficient evidence of possession, and no retaliatory sentencing.