State v. Tyra

ROBERT S. BARNEY, Judge.

Elmer Tyra (“Appellant”) was convicted by a jury of statutory sodomy in the first degree, pursuant to section 566.062. 1 Appellant was sentenced by the trial court to thirty years imprisonment in the Missouri Department of Corrections.

On appeal, Appellant posits two points of trial court error, discussed more fully below, relating to the trial court’s admission of certain testimony given by the State’s expert witness, Dr. Steve Larsen (“Dr.Larsen”). We affirm the sentence and judgment of the trial court.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to…