State v. Poole

DON E. BURRELL, Presiding Judge.

Jerome George Poole (“Defendant”) appeals his conviction following a jury trial of distribution of cocaine base, a controlled substance. See section 195.211.1 In a sin*680gle point relied on, Defendant claims the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence that he refused to provide a court-ordered voice sample to law enforcement. Defendant argues that his refusal to provide the sample “was far more prejudicial than probative of his guilt of the charged offense” because the State could have instead used existing recordings of his voice. Finding no merit…