State of Missouri v. Phelton Johnson

Introduction

Phelton Johnson (“Johnson”) appeals the trial court’s judgment entered following a jury trial. The jury convicted Johnson on five counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and one count of second-degree child molestation. In this appeal, Johnson challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction on Count II for second-degree statutory sodomy. Johnson further challenges the trial court’s rulings admitting certain photographs into evidence and prohibiting him from cross-examining Victim regarding a prior rape.

Because the State did not present sufficient evidence…