State v. Griggs

SMART, Judge.

On May 8, 1997, after a jury trial, Rory L. Griggs was found guilty of statutory sodomy in the first degree, § 566.062, RSMo 1994. 1 On June 30, 1997, Griggs was sentenced to a term of sixteen years’ imprisonment as a prior offender under § 558.016.2. Griggs appeals his conviction on three grounds. Griggs first contends that his conviction cannot be sustained because the evidence against him, consisting solely of the victim’s out-of-court statements regarding the incident, was inconsistent, contradictory and uncorroborated. Griggs next contends that the State failed to comply…