State v. Kluck

GARRISON, Presiding Judge.

A jury convicted Don P. Kluek, Jr. (“Defendant”) of second degree murder, § 565.021 RSMo 1994, and the trial court sentenced him to life in prison. He appeals the conviction, arguing that the trial court committed prejudicial error in allowing a lay witness to testify as to his opinion of Defendant’s veracity. We affirm.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction. On review, we view the evidence and reasonable inferences therefrom in the light most favorable to the verdict, and do not consider contrary evidence or…