State of Missouri, Plaintiff/Respondent v. William Adams

PHILIP M. HESS, Judge.

Introduction

William Adams (Defendant) appeals the trial court’s judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, § 569.080, RSMo. 1 He was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to nine years’ imprisonment. Defendant claims the trial court abused its discretion by (1) sustaining the State’s objection to cross-examination testimony; and (2) admitting evidence of uncharged misconduct. We affirm.

Factual Background

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that on Sunday, May 13, 2012,…