Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Appellant Donald Allison was convicted of first-degree statutory rape, in violation of § 566.032, RSMo ; first-degree statutory sodomy, in violation of § 566.062, RSMo ; attempted first-degree statutory rape, in violation of § 566.032, RSMo ; furnishing pornographic material to a minor, in violation § 573.040, RSMo ; and two counts of first-degree child molestation, in violation of § 566.067, RSMo. Allison appeals. He argues: (1) that the circuit court erred in admitting into evidence diary entries and letters authored by his minor victim, because the statements were hearsay; (2) that the circuit court erred when it prohibited his counsel from asking venire members during voir dire whether they thought child molesters should be castrated or receive the death penalty; and (3) that he is entitled to a new trial because a paralegal who previously worked for the public defender's office assisted the prosecution during his trial. We affirm. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, we have provided the parties an unpublished memorandum setting forth the reasons for this order. Rule 30.25(b).
State v. Allison, 562 S.W.3d 347 (2018)
Sept. 25, 2018
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Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
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WD 80672
562 S.W.3d 347
STATE of Missouri, Respondent,
v.
Donald C. ALLISON, Jr., Appellant.
WD 80672
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Filed: September 25, 2018
Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied October 23, 2018
Application for Transfer Denied December 18, 2018
Keith P. O'Connor, Kansas City, for appellant.
Gregory L. Barnes, Jefferson City, for respondent.
Before Division Two: Karen King Mitchell, P.J., and Alok Ahuja and Edward R. Ardini, Jr., JJ.
ORDER