State of Missouri v. Eric G. Hollowell

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE OF MISSOURI, ) Opinion issued April 26, 2022 ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC99332 ) ERIC G. HOLLOWELL, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY The Honorable Wendy Wexler Horn, Judge Eric Hollowell appeals his judgment of conviction after a jury found him guilty of 15 counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. Because the circuit court committed reversible error by allowing the jury to hear a prejudicial, out-of-court statement made by a witness who never appeared or testified at trial, this Court vacates the circuit court’s…