State of Missouri v. Shawn W. Yount

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE OF MISSOURI, ) Opinion issued April 5, 2022 ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC99317 ) SHAWN W. YOUNT, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY The Honorable Benjamin F. Lewis, Judge Shawn W. Yount appeals the circuit court’s judgment finding him to be a dangerous offender. Yount claims the circuit court plainly erred in sentencing him to an enhanced range of punishment because the State failed to plead all essential facts and introduce evidence establishing sufficient facts to warrant a finding beyond a reasonable doubt that he…