State v. Ivy

KELLY, Judge.

Defendant, Roosevelt Ivy, appeals from a jury conviction of rape, a Class B felony, in violation of Section 566.030 RSMo 1978. Defendant was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. Four points are presented for review: (1) The trial court erred in limiting defendant’s cross-examination of the victim’s mother by prohibiting evidence of specific incidences of conduct directly related to the credibility of the victim’s testimony; (2) the trial court erred in refusing defendant’s instruction on circumstantial evidence; (3) the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motions for…