STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. JAMES ROBERT CROCKER

Janies Robert Crocker (“Defendant”) appeals from his conviction for second-degree murder. See- § 565.021, RSMo (2000). Defendant raises two points on appeal: (1) that .the trial court erred in denying his request for a continuance filed on the morning of trial and (2) that the trial court plainly erred in admitting certain deposition testimony during the sentencing phase of the trial. These claims are without merit, and we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Factual and Procedural Background

Defendant owned a house and some property next to the Meramec River and maintained two keep-out signs oh…