State v. Collins

KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

A jury found Sammy Collins (“Defendant”) guilty of child molestation in the first degree (§ 566.067).1 He was sentenced to a term of twelve years’ imprisonment. Defendant urges reversal under the plain error standard, claiming the trial judge committed reversible error when he did not sua sponte exclude certain expert testimony. We hold that admission of the questioned evidence does not mandate reversal, either under the plain error standard or otherwise. Accordingly, we affirm.

FACTS

A.J.C. (“Victim”) was born March 20, 1992, to Defendant and Carolyn Jean Collins. Along…