State of Missouri v. Tyron L. Skinner

VICTOR C. HOWARD, JUDGE

Tyron Skinner appeals his conviction following a jury trial of one count of unlawful use of a weapon and one count of armed criminal action, for which he was sentenced to a total of fifteen years in prison. Skinner argues that the trial court plainly erred in failing to sua sponte prevent one of the members of the venire panel from serving as a juror because she allegedly “said that she could not be fair and impartial based upon her personal experiences.” Skinner also contends that the trial court erred in sentencing him as a prior and persistent offender because there…