STATE v. ARMSTRONG (2026)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Alexander J. ARMSTRONG, Appellant.

WD 87175

Decided: February 24, 2026

Before Division One: Cynthia L. Martin, Presiding Judge, Thomas N. Chapman, Judge, and W. Douglas Thomson, Judge

Christian Lehmberg, Columbia, MO, for appellant. Garrick Aplin, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.

ORDER

Alexander Armstrong appeals his convictions, following a jury trial, of two counts of first-degree statutory rape. He raises eleven points on appeal challenging the admission of propensity evidence under article I, section 18(c) of the Missouri Constitution and the use of such evidence during closing argument. 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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