State of Missouri v. James Kuehnlein

Introduction

Appellant James Kuehnlein (“Kuehn-lein”) appeals from the judgment of the trial court entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of second-degree domestic assault in violation of Section 565.073 and one count of third-degree domestic assault in violation of Section 566.074. 1 Kuehnlein was sentenced to a total of five years of imprisonment with execution of the sentence suspended for three years. In his first five points on appeal, Kuehnlein alleges the trial court violated his Sixth Amendment rights under the Confrontation Clause by limiting certain…