Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Nov 19, 2024
State of Missouri, Respondent vs. Cortez Caves, Appellant.
Cortez Caves appealed his convictions for multiple offenses, including first-degree murder, arguing the trial court plainly erred by allowing a detective to testify about surveillance videos without establishing expertise. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment. It held that Caves waived plain error review because his counsel actively invited and acquiesced to the detective's testimony during the trial.