STATE v. SMITH

No. SC 99086.

636 S.W.3d 576 (2022)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Rodney A. SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

Opinion issued January 11, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith was represented by Nina McDonnell of the public defender's office in St. Louis, (314) 340-7662.

The state was represented by Kristen S. Johnson of the attorney general's office in Jefferson City, (573) 751-3321.


A jury found Rodney A. Smith guilty of two counts of statutory rape in the second degree. Smith appeals, arguing the circuit court erred in permitting witness testimony via two-way live video because it violated his right to confrontation under the United States Constitution and the Missouri Constitution. The circuit court...

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