State v. Fowler

CRANDALL, Judge.

Defendant, Jerry Fowler, appeals from his conviction of sodomy following a jury trial. He was sentenced to imprisonment for five years. We affirm.

In his sole point on appeal, defendant claims that pattern instruction MAI-CR3d 320.08.2 is lacking an essential element. Specifically, defendant contends that the instruction is defective because it does not require a finding that the act of deviate sexual intercourse, the essential element of sodomy, be performed with sexual intent.

Defendant’s claim of error was not included in his motion for new trial and, therefore, is not…