State of Missouri v. Rashidi Don Loper

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE OF MISSOURI, ) Opinion issued October 13, 2020 ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC98295 ) RASHIDI DON LOPER, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ST. LOUIS CITY The Honorable Thomas C. Clark II, Judge Rashidi Don Loper (hereinafter, “Loper”) was convicted after a jury trial of first- degree attempted rape, second-degree domestic assault, first-degree domestic assault, two counts of armed criminal action, and victim tampering against E.S.L., with whom he had a romantic relationship. Loper raises five points of evidentiary error on appeal. 1 This…