State of Missouri, Plaintiff/Respondent v. Tim Washington, Appellant/Defendant.

PHILIP M. HESS, Judge.

Introduction

Tim Washington (Defendant) appeals his convictions of first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. On appeal, Defendant claims that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing into evidence the pretrial and in-court identifications of Defendant. Defendant also claims that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to provide a limiting instruction when the State, in its closing argument, argued facts not in evidence and improperly shifted the burden of proof to Defendant. We affirm.

Factual Background

On June 2, 2011, Defendant walked into a…