STATE OF MISSOURI v. SHERROD DAVIS (2026)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent, v. SHERROD T. DAVIS, Appellant.

WD87245

Decided: May 26, 2026

Before Division One: Alok Ahuja, Presiding Judge, Cynthia L. Martin, Judge and Gary D. Witt, Judge

Attorneys: Riley Oshaughnessy, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent. Justin Ortiz, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.

ORDER

A jury convicted Sherrod Davis of one count of statutory sodomy in the second degree. Sherrod Davis appeals, arguing the trial court erred in overruling his challenge to the State's strike of a venireperson pursuant to Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986). Finding no error, we affirm. Rule 30.25(b).

Per Curiam:

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