Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Sep 13, 2024
STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. STEVEN RAY HANKS, SR., Defendant-Appellant.
Steven Ray Hanks, Sr., a registered sex offender, appealed his conviction for failing to register a change of address. He argued there was insufficient evidence to prove he failed to inform the registrar knowingly and that the trial court plainly erred by not striking testimony about a school zone restriction. The appellate court affirmed, finding sufficient evidence that Hanks failed to register his new address despite being told it was impermissible, and that the trial court did not plainly err because Hanks himself introduced the evidence of the restriction as part of his defense.