CLIFFORD H. AHRENS, Judge.
Tonya Smallwood ("Defendant") appeals from the judgment entered after a jury convicted her of distribution of a controlled substance in violation of section 195.211 RSMo 2000, for which she received a term of 100 months' imprisonment as a persistent misdemeanor offender. Defendant contends that the trial court plainly erred by failing to declare a mistrial sua sponte, based on an allegedly improper opening statement by the State....
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