Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Sep 5, 2023
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Monica C. Shoemaker, Appellant.
Monica Shoemaker was convicted after a bench trial of child abuse or neglect, endangering the welfare of a child, and violating compulsory school attendance. On appeal, she challenged the sufficiency of the evidence for child endangerment and the trial court's decision to overrule her objection to the State's closing argument. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, first addressing and rejecting the State's argument that the appeal should be dismissed for lack of a final judgment on all counts.