State of Missouri v. David Paine

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) WD83500 ) DAVID PAINE, ) Opinion filed: September 21, 2021 ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI THE HONORABLE JOEL P. FAHNESTOCK, JUDGE Division Three: Gary D. Witt, Presiding Judge, Edward R. Ardini, Judge and W. Douglas Thomson, Judge David Paine (“Paine”) appeals from his conviction of the class E felony of unlawful use of a weapon. In his sole point on appeal, Paine argues that the trial court plainly erred in not sua sponte excluding evidence that Paine…