State v. Vaughn

BARNEY, Chief Judge.

Clayton E. Vaughn (“Appellant”) was convicted of forcible rape after a jury trial. § 566.0B0, RSMo 1994. 1 The Circuit Court of Texas County sentenced him to ten years in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections. In his appeal, Appellant raises two points of trial court error. He first claims that the trial court plainly erred and abused its discretion by not sua sponte preventing the prosecutor from “vouching” for the credibility of the victim during closing arguments. Secondly, Appellant maintains that the trial judge plainly erred when he declared, during…