State v. Lage, WD 81777

583 S.W.3d 516 (Mem)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent,

v.Jason LAGE, Appellant.

WD 81777

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

ORDER FILED: September 24, 2019

Eric S. Schmitt, Attorney General, and Robert J. (Jeff) Bartholomew and Daniel N. McPherson, Assistant Attorneys General, Jefferson City, MO, Attorneys for Respondent.

Casey A. Taylor, Assistant State Public Defender, Columbia, MO, Attorney for Appellant.

Before Division Four: Karen King Mitchell, Chief Judge, Anthony Rex Gabbert, Judge, and W. Ann Hansbrough, Special Judge

Order

Per Curiam:

Jason Lage appeals, following a jury trial, his convictions of second-degree murder, § 565.021, and armed criminal action, § 571.015, for which he was sentenced, as a persistent offender, to consecutive terms of life and fifty years' imprisonment, respectively. Lage raises a single claim on appeal; he argues that the trial court erred in excluding evidence of Victim’s prior arrest and conviction for unlawful use of a weapon. Lage argues that this evidence was relevant to support his defense that...