State of Missouri v. Joseph B. Sprofera

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) WD75698 ) JOSEPH B. SPROFERA, ) Opinion filed: March 4, 2014 ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI The Honorable Larry D. Harman, Judge Before Division Four: James E. Welsh, Chief Judge, Joseph M. Ellis, Judge and Gary D. Witt, Judge Appellant Joseph B. Sprofera appeals from his conviction of one count of statutory rape in the first degree, § 566.032,1 and the sentence subsequently imposed by the Circuit Court of Clay County. For the following reasons, the judgment is…