State of Missouri v. Caleb T. Bellamy

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) WD85500 v. ) ) OPINION FILED: ) December 12, 2023 CALEB T. BELLAMY, ) ) Appellant. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri The Honorable Shane T. Alexander, Judge Before Division Three: Lisa White Hardwick, Presiding Judge, and Karen King Mitchell and Cynthia L. Martin, Judges Caleb Bellamy appeals his conviction for second-degree rape, § 566.031, 1 for which he was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. He raises four points on appeal. First, he argues the trial court abused its…