WADE A. STUCKLEY Missouri Cases

Wade Stuckley was convicted of statutory sodomy and child molestation involving his girlfriend's four-year-old child. On appeal, Stuckley sought plain-error review, arguing the trial court erred by giving jury instructions that violated the Celis-Garcia rule regarding multiple acts and that his convictions constituted double jeopardy. The appellate court affirmed the convictions, finding no evident, obvious, and clear error, and no manifest injustice, particularly given Stuckley's defense strategy of admitting the acts but denying criminal intent. The court also found no double jeopardy as the convictions were based on separate acts.