Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Apr 22, 2025
State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Daniel J. Garber, Appellant.
Daniel Garber appealed his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, arguing the trial court plainly erred by not intervening sua sponte when the State asked him if another witness was lying. The appellate court affirmed the judgment. It held that the trial court did not plainly err because Garber failed to demonstrate manifest injustice or outcome-determinative error, especially since he avoided directly calling the officer a liar and sufficient evidence supported the conviction.