Opinion
No. ED 107030
04-07-2020
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Jamario JOHNSON, Appellant.
Mary S. Choi, 1010 Market Street, Suite 1100, St. Louis, MO. 63101, for appellant. Kristen S. Johnson, 221 W High Street, Jefferson City, MO. 65101, for respondent.
Mary S. Choi, 1010 Market Street, Suite 1100, St. Louis, MO. 63101, for appellant.
Kristen S. Johnson, 221 W High Street, Jefferson City, MO. 65101, for respondent.
Before Mary K. Hoff, P.J.; Sherri B. Sullivan, J.; and Angela T. Quigless, J.
ORDER
PER CURIAM
The circuit court in this bench-tried case found Jamario Johnson guilty of three counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, Section 566.062 RSMo, and one count of first-degree child molestation, Section 566.067 RSMo. Mr. Johnson appeals the judgment entered upon those convictions, alleging that the circuit court plainly erred in failing to hold a separate hearing under Section 491.0075 RSMo prior to trial to determine whether victim’s statements were sufficiently reliable to be admissible. A written opinion would have no jurisprudential purpose. We have, however, furnished the parties with a memorandum, for their information only, setting forth the reasons for our decision. We affirm the trial court’s judgment. Rule 30.25(b).