State of Missouri v. Jeffrey L. Howard

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District STATE OF MISSOURI, ) Appellant, ) v. ) WD82660 ) JEFFREY L. HOWARD, ) FILED: January 21, 2020 Respondent. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY THE HONORABLE SCOTT A. HAYES, JUDGE BEFORE DIVISION THREE: LISA WHITE HARDWICK, PRESIDING JUDGE, ALOK AHUJA AND THOMAS N. CHAPMAN, JUDGES The State appeals from the circuit court’s judgment dismissing four counts of incest against Jeffrey Howard. The incest charges arose from Howard’s alleged sexual misconduct with his adopted daughter, Jane Doe, 1 during a period of time before the…