STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. ANDREW J. SALES, JR., Appellant

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District In Division STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) No. SD38593 v. ) ) Filed: September 22, 2025 ANDREW J. SALES, JR., ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY Honorable Scott A. Lipke, Judge AFFIRMED Andrew J. Sales, Jr., a prior and persistent felony drug offender, rejected a plea offer that would have guaranteed no more than a four-year sentence, nearly half of which he had already served awaiting trial. Instead, he chose to proceed to jury trial on serious drug charges without the assistance of counsel. The jury found him…