Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / May 7, 2024
STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. JAMES NORMAN HARPER, Defendant-Appellant
James Norman Harper appealed his conviction for child molestation in the second degree, arguing the trial court plainly erred by admitting evidence of his uncharged sexual misconduct. Harper failed to preserve this claim for appellate review by not including it in his motion for new trial. The appellate court declined to review for plain error, finding Harper did not facially establish substantial grounds for believing manifest injustice occurred, and affirmed the trial court's judgment.