State v. Sullivan

KAROHL, Judge.

Defendant, Richard Sullivan, appeals after the imposition of three consecutive sentences totaling 16 years on one count of Sodomy and two counts of Deviate Sexual Assault in violation of § 566.060 and § 566.070, RSMo 1986 (amended 1994). 1 In search of a new trial, defendant argues: (1) the trial court erred in admitting state’s exhibits 1, 2, and 3 and the pre-trial written statements of the complaining witness, on the grounds that the statements are hearsay, and their admission bolstered her in-court testimony; and, (2) the court erred in allowing the jury to view state’s…