Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Sep 30, 2025
State of Missouri vs. Howard Kristopher Moots
Howard Kristopher Moots appealed his convictions for statutory sodomy and child molestation, arguing the circuit court's written judgment incorrectly stated his sentence as "999 years" when the oral pronouncement was "life in prison." The State conceded the error. The appellate court remanded the case to the circuit court to enter a corrected written judgment reflecting the oral pronouncement of life in prison for the statutory sodomy counts, affirming the judgment in all other respects.