State v. Motley

PARRISH, Presiding Judge.

Edward L. Motley (defendant) appeals his conviction for statutory rape in the second degree. § 566.034, RSMo 1994. This court affirms.

“This Court reviews the facts in the light most favorable to the verdict.” State v. Chaney, 967 S.W.2d 47, 49 (Mo. banc 1998). In doing so, we consider the evidence and all reasonable inferences therefrom in the light most favorable to the verdict and we disregard all inferences to the contrary. See State v. Perry, 954 S.W.2d 554, 557 (Mo.App.1997); State v. Gaston, 897 S.W.2d 136, 137 (Mo.App.1995). “The jury, not the appellate court,…