State v. Baller

RHODES RUSSELL, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals the judgment following his conviction by a jury on one count of rape in violation of Section 566.030 RSMo. Cum. Supp.1992. 1 Defendant alleges plain error in improper closing argument by the prosecuting attorney, error in the denial of his Motion for a Continuance, and error in the trial judge’s acceptance of defendant’s waiver of his previous disqualification of the judge. Finding no error, we affirm.

We review the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict. State v. Richardson, 923 S.W.2d 301, 307 (Mo. banc 1996). Defendant was…