Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Apr 19, 2024
STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. JERRY STUDDARD, Appellant
Jerry Studdard was found guilty of two counts of statutory sodomy in the first degree and appealed, raising eight points of trial court error. The appellate court, despite deficiencies in Studdard's brief, exercised its discretion to review the case on the merits. The court affirmed the convictions, finding sufficient evidence, no error in excluding privileged testimony or admitting non-hearsay impeachment evidence, and no abuse of discretion in admitting propensity evidence.