Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Mar 30, 2021
State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Desmond Artez Mills, Appellant.
Desmond Artez Mills appealed his convictions for first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon, following a jury trial. He challenged the sufficiency of the evidence for all counts and argued the trial court erred by denying a Daubert hearing for toolmark expert testimony and restricting cross-examination regarding its reliability. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding sufficient evidence to support the convictions and no abuse of discretion in the trial court's evidentiary rulings.