Miguel A. Torres Missouri Cases

Miguel Torres appealed his convictions for possession of unlawful items in a county jail and damage to jail property, for which he was sentenced as a persistent offender. He argued the trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior convictions due to late disclosure, that his double jeopardy rights were violated by multiple convictions for possessing different items simultaneously, and that the court improperly refused an entrapment defense instruction. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed the judgment, finding no discovery violation or fundamental unfairness, no double jeopardy violation as separate crimes were committed, and that entrapment was not an available defense for crimes involving placing persons in danger of physical injury.