STATE v. GARRISON

No. SD 29406.

292 S.W.3d 555 (2009)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Landen E. GARRISON, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division One.

August 31, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret M. Johnston, Columbia, MO, for Appellant.

Chris Koster, Atty. Gen., James B. Farnsworth, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.


JEFFREY W. BATES, Presiding Judge.

Landen Garrison (Defendant) appeals from his conviction of statutory sodomy in the first degree. Defendant contends the trial court plainly erred by telling the jury that he would not be testifying. Finding no merit in that contention, this Court affirms.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Defendant was charged by amended information with committing the unclassified felony of statutory sodomy in the first degree...

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