STATE v. RIJOS (2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Ray RIJOS, Appellant.

WD 86154

Decided: May 14, 2024

Before Division Two: Thomas N. Chapman, Presiding Judge, Karen King Mitchell, Judge, and W. Douglas Thomson, Judge

Katharine Curry, Columbia, MO counsel for Appellant. Wensdai Brooks, Jefferson City, MO counsel for Respondent.

ORDER

Following a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Adair County, Ray Rijos was convicted of three counts of second-degree murder, kidnapping in the second degree, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action. On appeal, Rijos argues that the trial court erred in convicting him of Counts I, II, and III for second-degree murder because insufficient evidence was presented to establish that the three victims were killed as a result of the perpetration of the underlying offense of unlawful use of a weapon. Because a published opinion would serve no jurisprudential purpose, a memorandum explaining the reasons for the decision is provided to the parties. The judgment is affirmed. Rule 30.25(b).

Per Curiam:

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