State v. Hicks

Full title: State of Missouri, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. Joseph J. Hicks…

Court: Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, DIVISION TWO.

Date published: Sep 8, 2015

469 S.W.3d 503 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015)

Opinion

No. ED 101927

2015-09-8

State of Missouri, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. Joseph J. Hicks, Defendant/Appellant.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Francois County, Honorable Kenneth W. Pratte, Judge. Rosalynn Koch, Woodrail Centre, 1000 West Nifong, Building 7, Suite 100, Columbia, Missouri 65203, for Appellant. Richard A. Starnes, PO Box 899, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM

Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Francois County, Honorable Kenneth W. Pratte, Judge.
Rosalynn Koch, Woodrail Centre, 1000 West Nifong, Building 7, Suite 100, Columbia, Missouri 65203, for Appellant. Richard A. Starnes, PO Box 899, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, for Respondent.
Before Philip M. Hess, P.J., Gary M. Gaertner, Jr., J. and Angela T. Quigless, J.

ORDER

PER CURIAM

Joseph Hicks (Defendant) appeals his convictions for two counts of first-degree child molestation. In two points on appeal, Defendant claims that the trial court erred by (1) admitting Victim's out-of-court statements pursuant to § 491.075 RSMo Cum. Supp. 2008 and (2) admitting Defendant's inculpatory statement made to police. We affirm.

We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal and have determined that an extended opinion would serve no jurisprudential purpose. We have, however, provided a memorandum opinion only for the use of the parties setting forth the reasons for our decision. Rule 30.25(b).