GUSTAVO VENZEZ HERNANDEZ, Defendant- Missouri Cases

Gustavo Hernandez appealed his conviction for second-degree domestic assault, raising three points of plain error concerning the trial court's handling of jury verdict forms and an evidentiary question. Hernandez argued the court erred by submitting an incorrect verdict form, failing to accept the jury's initial verdict, and overruling an objection to a question implying burden-shifting. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, finding no manifest injustice or decisive effect from the alleged errors, as the trial court properly cured the verdict form issue and the evidentiary question did not prejudice the defendant.