STATE OF MISSOURI vs. DON RADER

State: Missouri

Court: Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Clerk

Docket No: SD29935

Case Date: 09/27/2010

Plaintiff: STATE OF MISSOURI

Defendant: DON RADER

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STATE OF MISSOURI, )

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Plaintiff-Respondent,  )
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v.  )  No. SD29935
)  Filed: 9-27-10
DON RADER,  )
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Defendant-Appellant.  )

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WRIGHT COUNTY Honorable Lynette B. Veenstra, Associate Circuit Judge
AFFIRMED
Don Rader (Defendant) appeals from his misdemeanor conviction for sexual misconduct.  He contends that the trial court committed plain error by conducting a bench trial without first obtaining a written waiver from Defendant or requiring him or his counsel to state on the record that Defendant was waiving his right to a jury trial.  We affirm.
In February 2008, Defendant was charged by information with a single count of sexual misconduct in the first degree.  See

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