Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Date unavailable
STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. FRANKLIN B. ARMSTRONG, JR., Appellant
Franklin B. Armstrong, Jr. was convicted of multiple child-related sexual offenses following a jury trial. On appeal, Armstrong argued the trial court plainly erred by not sua sponte declaring a mistrial after the State's closing argument referenced his request for lesser-included jury instructions. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, declined plain error review and affirmed the judgment, finding Armstrong failed to preserve the error and could not demonstrate manifest injustice or an outcome-determinative error.