State of Missouri v. Jeffrey P. Thompson

' Mr. Jeffrey Thompson (“Thompson”) appeals the Judgment of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri (“trial court”), finding him guilty, following a jury trial, 'of two counts of robbery in the first degree and two counts of armed criminal action. Thompson raises three points on appeal, in which he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence; the admission of certain evidence; and the trial court’s failure to declare a mistrial, sua sponte, because of the prosecutor’s alleged improper comments in opening statement and closing argument. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History 1

On February…