Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Mar 24, 2020
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Nathan Jerome Allen, Appellant.
Nathan Jerome Allen was convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action after a jury trial. On appeal, Allen raised eight points of error, primarily challenging various evidentiary rulings by the trial court, including the exclusion of evidence regarding other potential motives for the murder, the denial of a mistrial after a witness mentioned his request for an attorney, and the admission of certain out-of-court statements and sympathy evidence. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment, finding no reversible error in any of Allen's claims.