Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
State of Missouri vs. Scott Alan Schwarz
Scott Alan Schwarz appealed his conviction for felony driving while intoxicated as a habitual offender, challenging three evidentiary rulings. He contended the trial court erred by allowing expert testimony on gasoline intoxication, excluding an eyewitness's statement about drug abuse or mental illness, and excluding his own statements about mental health issues. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, finding no prejudice in the expert testimony's admission and concluding that the other claims of error were not preserved for review or did not warrant plain error review.