State v. Frezzell

NANNETTE A. BAKER, Judge.

Introduction

Perry Frezzell (“Defendant”) appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Francois County entered after a jury convicted him of three counts of Endangering an Employee of the Department of Corrections under Section 565.085. 1 The principal issue before this court is whether the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted reports of Defendant’s prior uncharged conduct violations (“prior conduct violations”) involving other officers at other correctional facilities. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Factual and Procedural Background

In the…