State v. Ficke

GARRISON, Presiding Judge.

Following trial by jury, Appellant was convicted of the felony of sodomy, § 566.060.3, RSMo Supp.1990, and was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment. He raises three points of error which relate to the admission of statements he made to a member of the Missouri Highway Patrol, the introduction of evidence of other uncharged crimes and bad acts, and the State’s exercise of peremptory challenges.

The alleged victim (victim) was the nine-year-old daughter of a lady (Karen) whom Appellant met in December 1990 and began dating in February 1991. The victim, who at the time of…