State of Missouri v. Dairian E. Stanley

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) WD81606 ) DAIRIAN E. STANLEY, ) Opinion filed: September 15, 2020 ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI THE HONORABLE CHARLES H. MCKENZIE, JUDGE Division Two: Karen King Mitchell, Presiding Judge, Anthony Rex Gabbert, Judge and W. Douglas Thomson, Judge Dairian Stanley (“Stanley”) appeals from his convictions of murder in the first degree and armed criminal action following a jury trial. On appeal, Stanley claims the trial court plainly erred in: (1) compelling…