State of Missouri v. Gabriel L. Leonard

Gabriel Leonard appeals his convictions, following a jury trial, of the class B felony of kidnapping, § 565.110, 1 the class B felony of first-degree burglary, § 569.160, and the class C felony of second-degree domestic assault, § 565.073, for which he was sentenced to a total of twenty-four years’ imprisonment. On appeal, Leonard challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions, the trial court’s decision to allow Leonard to represent himself at trial, and the court’s failure to instruct the jury, sua sponte, on lesser-included offenses. Finding no error, we affirm.

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