State of Missouri v. Joseph C. Griest

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) WD85179 ) JOSEPH C. GRIEST, ) Opinion filed: May 2, 2023 ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI THE HONORABLE S. MARGENE BURNETT, JUDGE Division One: W. Douglas Thomson, Presiding Judge, Lisa White Hardwick, Judge and Karen King Mitchell, Judge Joseph C. Griest (“Griest”) appeals his conviction for rape in the second degree following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Jackson County (“trial court”). Griest raises three points on appeal, claiming the trial court…