STATE v. SCHNEIDER (2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Shawn M. SCHNEIDER, Appellant.

WD 82585

Decided: January 26, 2021

Division One: Thomas N. Chapman, Presiding Judge, Mark D. Pfeiffer, Judge and W. Douglas Thomson, Judge

Michael A. Trapasso, for Respondent. Damien Loyola, for Appellant.

ORDER

Shawn Schneider appeals his convictions, following a jury trial, of second-degree rape and trespass. On appeal, Schneider claims the trial court abused its discretion in excluding evidence that Schneider voluntarily returned to jail when he was improperly released because evidence showing a consciousness of innocence is admissible and, in the alternative, even if the evidence was inadmissible, the State opened the door by introducing substantial evidence of Schneider's belligerence when he was arrested. We affirm. Rule 30.25(b).

PER CURIAM:

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