State v. Vandevere

RONNIE L. WHITE, Judge.

I

John W. Vandevere (Appellant) challenges his conviction for sexual abuse alleging the trial court erred when finding sufficient evidence that he had sexual contact with the victim by use of forcible compulsion. 1 This Court has jurisdiction, Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 10. The judgment is affirmed.

II

In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence in a court-tried criminal case, the appellate court’s role is limited to a determination of whether the state presented sufficient evidence from which a trier of fact could have reasonably found the defendant guilty. 2 “The Court…