State v. Wilkerson

MARK D. PFEIFFER, Presiding Judge.

Bill E. Wilkerson (“Wilkerson”) appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Moniteau County (“trial court”) in which a jury found him guilty of the class D felony of endangering a corrections officer and for which he was sentenced to a term of four years. On appeal, Wilkerson argues that the trial court impermissibly proceeded to trial without first obtaining and giving due consideration to a report of mental examination both as ordered by the trial court and as contemplated by section 552.020. 1 We agree. Wilkerson’s conviction and sentence below are…