State of Missouri v. Jerel T. Jackson

CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, Judge.

Jerel Jackson (“Jackson”) appeals from the trial court’s judgment convicting him of two counts of murder in the second degree, one count of assault in the first degree, and three counts of armed criminal action, and sentencing him to a total of twenty years imprisonment. Jackson asserts that the trial court committed plain error when it proceeded with a sentencing without first determining that Jackson knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right under section 557.036 1 to have a jury recommend the sentences to be imposed. We affirm.

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