STATE v. ELLIOTT (2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Blade ELLIOTT, Appellant.

WD 85821

Decided: February 20, 2024

Division Three: Mark D. Pfeiffer, Presiding Judge, Lisa White Hardwick, Judge and W. Douglas Thomson, Judge

Gregory L. Barnes, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent. Rosemary E. Percival, Kansas City, MO, for Appellant.

ORDER

Blade Elliott (“Elliott”) appeals his convictions for one count of murder in the second degree, one count of attempted robbery in the first degree, and two counts of armed criminal action following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Clay County (“trial court”). Elliott raises one point on appeal, claiming the trial court plainly erred in failing to act sua sponte to prevent the State from improperly suggesting in its cross-examination of Elliott that he obtained photographs of the victim's girlfriend a few days after the murder because he planned to kill her. We affirm. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, we have provided an unpublished memorandum which sets forth the reasons for this order. Rule 30.25(b).

PER CURIAM:

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