State of Missouri v. Jose F. Flores

JAMES EDWARD WELSH,

Chief Judge.

Jose F. Flores appeals the circuit court’s judgment convicting him, following a jury-trial, of first-degree statutory sodomy, first-degree child molestation, and first-degree statutory rape. Flores raises seven claims of circuit court error on appeal. We affirm the judgment.

Background

Flores was charged with ten counts of first-degree statutory sodomy (§ 566.062, RSMo 2000 1 ), six counts of first-degree child molestation (§ 566.067), and one count of first-degree statutory rape (§ 566.032). The State alleged that between January 1, 2005, and April 4, 2006,…