Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Sep 18, 2018
State of Missouri vs. Ronnie Dale Davis, Sr.
Ronnie Dale Davis, Sr. appealed his conviction for two counts of second-degree sexual abuse involving his granddaughters. He challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to prove sexual desire and argued that the jury instructions allowed for a non-unanimous verdict. The appellate court affirmed, finding sufficient evidence to support the jury's finding of sexual desire. The court also concluded that the jury instruction issue was not preserved for appeal, and even under plain error review, the instruction was sufficiently specific.