STATE v. SERRANO (2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Thaeda J. SERRANO, Appellant.

WD 87334

Decided: November 12, 2025

Before Division One: Gary D. Witt, Presiding Judge, Alok Ahuja, Judge, and Karen King Mitchell, Judge

Catherine L. Hanaway, Attorney General, and Dora A. Fichter, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent. Katie Curry, Assistant Public Defender, Columbia, MO, for Appellant.

Order

Thaeda Serrano was convicted, following a bench trial, of possession of a controlled substance pursuant to § 579.015 and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia pursuant to § 579.074. She raises one point on appeal: that the court abused its discretion in allowing a law enforcement officer to testify about the prior inconsistent statement of the driver of the car in which Serrano was a passenger at the time of her arrest. Finding no error, we affirm. Rule 30.25(b).

Per Curiam:

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