State v. Giles

ORDER

Appellant Allen Giles (“Giles”) appeals from the judgment entered upon a trial court finding him guilty of one count of first-degree statutory rape, in violation of Section 566.032,1 and one count of first-degree statutory sodomy, in violation of Section 566.062. The trial court sentenced Giles to life imprisonment for each count, to be served consecutively. On appeal, Giles claims that the trial court abused its discretion in overruling his objection to the State’s amended information, which expanded the dates of the charged conduct. Giles argues that such an amendment, occurring on the…