STATE v. MEJIA (2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Christopher Lee MEJIA, Appellant.

WD 86462

Decided: December 10, 2024

Before Division Three: Mark D. Pfeiffer, Presiding Judge, Gary D. Witt, Judge and Thomas N. Chapman, Judge

Gregory Barnes, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent. Erin O'Leary, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.

ORDER

Christopher Lee Mejia appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of Platte County, Missouri (“trial court”), convicting him, after a jury trial, of one count of stealing and one count of armed criminal action. On appeal, Mejia claims that the trial court abused its discretion by sustaining the State's objection to a portion of Mejia's trial counsel's closing argument because Mejia had the right to argue his theory of defense during closing. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. Rule 30.25(b).

Per Curiam:

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