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State v. Stephan

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Dec 24, 2019
589 S.W.3d 746 (Mo. Ct. App. 2019)

Opinion

WD 81428

12-24-2019

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. William Alfred STEPHAN, Appellant.

Jedd C. Schneider, Columbia, for appellant. Karen L. Kramer, Jefferson City for respondent.


Jedd C. Schneider, Columbia, for appellant.

Karen L. Kramer, Jefferson City for respondent.

Before Division Three: Alok Ahuja, P.J., and Gary D. Witt and Anthony Rex Gabbert, JJ.

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Buchanan County, William Stephan was convicted of four counts of first-degree child molestation. He was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment on each count. Stephan appeals. He argues that the circuit court erred by admitting expert testimony which vouched for the victim’s credibility. He also challenges the admission of evidence of his prior conviction for first-degree child molestation as propensity evidence under Article I, § 18(c) of the Missouri Constitution. We affirm. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, we have provided an unpublished memorandum to the parties which sets forth the reasons for this order. Rule 30.25(b).


Summaries of

State v. Stephan

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Dec 24, 2019
589 S.W.3d 746 (Mo. Ct. App. 2019)
Case details for

State v. Stephan

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. William Alfred STEPHAN, Appellant.

Court:Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Date published: Dec 24, 2019

Citations

589 S.W.3d 746 (Mo. Ct. App. 2019)