Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
State of Missouri vs. Vontez G. Howard
Vontez Howard appealed his convictions for murder, armed robbery, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action, following a jury trial. Howard challenged the sufficiency of the evidence for his convictions and raised plain-error claims regarding double jeopardy and sentencing ambiguity. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding sufficient evidence to support all convictions and no plain error in the double jeopardy or sentencing claims.