STATE v. BROWN

No. 68032.

718 S.W.2d 493 (1986)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. James H. BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied November 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet M. Thompson, Kandice Johnson, Columbia, for defendant-appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., Tim Anderson, Jennifer Fisher, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.


BILLINGS, Judge.

The Court granted transfer in this case to consider whether the trial court committed reversible error in excluding evidence tending to show defendant's reputation as a "good family man" and the relationship between defendant and other members of his family. The Court agrees with the opinion of the court of appeals and affirms defendant's sodomy conviction.

Defendant was jury-tried and convicted of sodomizing his 12-year-old step-daughter...

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