State v. White

NANCY STEFFEN RAHMEYER, Presiding Judge.

Jeffrey W. White (“Appellant”) appeals his conviction for statutory rape in the first degree, a violation of section 566.032.1 He was found guilty in a jury trial and sentenced as a prior offender to a term of twenty years in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections. Appellant raises two points on appeal, neither challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. We will address only Appellant’s first point, which is a claim of evidentiary error. For the reasons discussed herein, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

*377Appellant was charged as a…