BRANYON v. State

Introduction

Mervin Branyon (Appellant) appeals from the denial of his Missouri Supreme Court Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief following an evidentiary hearing in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. Appellant sought to vacate his convictions of one count of attempted first degree statutory sodomy, § 564.0111, and one count of first degree child molestation, § 566.067. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence adduced at trial showed the following:

Appellant lived with his wife and five children, one of whom was…