Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Mar 22, 2023
STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. DAVID MICHAEL KING, Defendant-Appellant
David Michael King was found guilty after a bench trial of multiple counts of statutory sodomy and child molestation. On appeal, King argued the trial court erred by denying his request for a continuance of the sentencing hearing and by finding him a predatory sexual offender under an incorrect statute. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the oral continuance motion and declining plain error review on the statutory citation issue.