Orlando Kim Ferguson, II Missouri Cases

Orlando Ferguson appealed his convictions from a retrial for first-degree statutory sodomy and first-degree child molestation. He argued the trial court erred by denying his double jeopardy motion, failing to exclude witness credibility testimony, and ordering consecutive sentences based on a legal misunderstanding. The appellate court affirmed the convictions, denied the double jeopardy and witness credibility claims, but agreed the trial court erred in its belief regarding mandatory consecutive sentences. The case was remanded for the limited purpose of re-sentencing on the statutory sodomy charges to allow the trial court to exercise its discretion.