STATE v. COPELAND

No. 24556.

95 S.W.3d 196 (2003)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Randall COPELAND, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

January 29, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irene Karns, Assistant State Public Defender, Columbia, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Shaun J. Mackelprang, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, for respondent.


KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

Randall Copeland ("Defendant") appeals his conviction for first-degree sodomy in violation of § 566.062.1 He urges reversal upon the following grounds: (1) there was insufficient evidence to prove Defendant penetrated Victim's anus with his finger or penis; (2) the trial court plainly erred by allowing the jury to consider hearsay testimony; and (3) the trial court erred when it did not, sua sponte,

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