STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. FRANKLIN B. ARMSTRONG, JR., Appellant

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District In Division STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent, No. SD38582 v. Filed: October 9, 2025 FRANKLIN B. ARMSTRONG, JR., Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WRIGHT COUNTY Honorable R. Craig Carter, Judge AFFIRMED Following a jury trial, Franklin B. Armstrong, Jr., (“Defendant”) was convicted of first-degree child molestation (Count 1), sexual misconduct involving a child (Count 2), first-degree statutory sodomy (Count 3), first-degree statutory rape (Count 4), and first- degree endangering the welfare of a child (Count 5); see sections 566.067, 566.083,…