Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jun 24, 2025
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Brian S. Hensley, Appellant.
Brian Hensley appealed his sentence for involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action, arguing the circuit court plainly erred by obtaining extrajudicial information from jurors before sentencing and by denying him the opportunity to cross-examine them. Hensley acknowledged the issue was unpreserved and requested plain error review. The Eastern District declined to conduct plain error review, finding no evident, obvious, and clear error or manifest injustice, and affirmed the circuit court's judgment.