STATE v. MARIA (2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Omar MARIA, Appellant.

WD 80746

Decided: September 25, 2018

Before Division Two: Mark D. Pfeiffer, Presiding Judge, and Lisa White Hardwick and Edward R. Ardini, Jr., Judges

Joshua D. Hawley, Attorney General, and Julia E. Neidhardt, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, Attorneys for Respondent. Steven Willibey, Special Appellate Defender, Kansas City, MO, Attorney for Appellant.

Order

Mr. Omar Maria appeals from his judgment of conviction and sentence, following a jury trial, by the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, for assault of a law enforcement officer and armed criminal action. Mr. Maria claims the trial court plainly erred in failing to sua sponte declare a mistrial or instruct the jury to disregard allegedly improper closing argument by the State that was not objected to by Mr. Maria at trial. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, a memorandum of law has been provided to the parties. The judgment is affirmed. Rule 30.25(b).

Per Curiam:

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