Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Nov 27, 2018
State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Spring Rieser, Appellant.
Spring Rieser appealed her conviction for second-degree burglary, arguing insufficient evidence of intent to steal and that the trial court improperly restricted cross-examination. Rieser was discovered in a stranger's garage at night, and valuable items were missing. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, finding sufficient circumstantial evidence to infer intent to steal. It also held that the cross-examination issue was not preserved for review, and even under plain error, the evidence was properly excluded due to lack of connection to the crime.