State v. Clayton

• Decision Date: 09 August 2022
• Docket Number: WD 84577
• Citation: 648 S.W.3d 926 (Mem)
• Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Michael Duane CLAYTON, Appellant.
• Court: Missouri Court of Appeals

648 S.W.3d 926 (Mem)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent,

v.Michael Duane CLAYTON, Appellant.

WD 84577

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Filed: August 9, 2022

Katharine P. Curry, Columbia, MO for appelland.

Garrick F.D. Aplin, Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before Division One: Janet Sutton, P.J., and Alok Ahuja and Karen King Mitchell, JJ.

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Lafayette County, Michael Clayton was convicted of one count of first-degree drug trafficking, one count of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, and one count of forgery. Clayton was sentenced to an aggregate eighteen-year term of imprisonment. He appeals, arguing that the circuit court plainly erred when it failed to issue a curative instruction or declare a mistrial after the prosecution improperly asked Clayton during cross-examination whether a prosecution witness was lying. We affirm. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, we have provided an unpublished memorandum to the parties which sets forth the reasons for this order. Rule 30.25(b).