State of Missouri v. Tyrone Butler

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION ONE STATE OF MISSOURI, ) No. ED109523 ) Respondent, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of the City of St. Louis vs. ) ) Honorable James E. Sullivan TYRONE BUTLER, ) ) Appellant. ) FILED: March 22, 2022 Introduction Tyrone Butler (“Butler”) appeals from his convictions and sentences following a jury trial on assault in the first degree, armed criminal action, sodomy in the first degree, and kidnapping in the first degree. Butler raises two points on appeal. Butler first argues the trial court abused its discretion in allowing the State…