Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Date unavailable
State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Stephen Andrew Eagleton, Appellant.
Stephen A. Eagleton appealed his conviction for second-degree assault, challenging the trial court's denial of his peremptory strike of a juror, its denial of his request for a continuance, and his five-year prison sentence. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no clear error in the Batson challenge, no abuse of discretion in denying the continuance, and no plain error in the sentencing. The court concluded that the trial court properly considered appropriate factors in sentencing and did not impose a retaliatory sentence.