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Staff Report//March 11, 2026//
Defendant appealed the sentence imposed following his convictions for statutory rape, sodomy and child molestation, arguing that the trial court erred in sentencing him as a persistent sexual offender because the designation enhanced his sentence without a jury finding. Defendant further argued that the trial court should have severed his charges for trial.
Where defendant failed to allege facts showing that the trial court’s sentencing determination constituted plain error and where defendant failed to file a motion to sever his charges, his arguments were not preserved for appeal.
Judgment is affirmed.
State v. Brewer (MLW No. 84454/Case No. ED113149 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Wright, J.) Appealed from circuit court, City of St. Louis, Fowler, J. (Matthew W. Vineyard for appellant) (Nathan J. Aquino for respondent)
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