STATE v. J.L.S.

No. WD 67933.

259 S.W.3d 39 (2008)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. J.L.S., Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied May 27, 2008.

Application for Transfer Denied August 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Wyrsch, Kansas City, for appellant.

Shaun Mackelprang, Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before HOLLIGER, P.J., LOWENSTEIN and NEWTON, JJ.


HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This is a direct appeal from the conviction of J.L.S., (Defendant) for one count of statutory sodomy in the second degree. The pivotal issue in this case is whether, for the purpose of cross-examining the prosecutrix in a sex offense trial, a defendant may introduce evidence that the prosecutrix and a non-testifying relative of hers made unsubstantiated allegations that the defendant had violated the terms of his...

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