Joseph B. Sprofera v. State of Missouri

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT JOSEPH B. SPROFERA, ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) WD82443 ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) FILED: October 27, 2020 Respondent. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Clay County The Honorable Larry D. Harman, Judge Before Division Four: Cynthia L. Martin. C.J., and Alok Ahuja and Thomas N. Chapman, JJ. Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Joseph Sprofera was convicted of first-degree statutory rape in violation of § 566.032.1 The circuit court found Sprofera to be a prior offender under § 558.016, and sentenced him to life imprisonment, to be…