Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Feb 17, 2026
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Gerald R. Nytes, Appellant.
Gerald Nytes appealed his conviction after a bench trial for violating a full order of protection. He argued the State's evidence was insufficient to prove he had legal or actual notice of the order. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, holding that evidence of Nytes's presence at the order of protection hearing and his prior guilty pleas for violating the same order were sufficient to establish actual notice.