State of Missouri v. Salvador Tolentino-Geronimo

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) WD81806 v. ) ) OPINION FILED: ) March 26, 2019 SALVADOR TOLENTINO-GERONIMO, ) ) Appellant. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Pettis County, Missouri The Honorable Robert L. Koffman, Judge Before Division Four: Karen King Mitchell, Chief Judge, and Mark D. Pfeiffer and Thomas N. Chapman, Judges Salvador Tolentino-Geronimo appeals the denial of his motion for new trial following his conviction for first-degree rape of Victim, who was eleven years old when the crime occurred. Tolentino-Geronimo claims the…