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STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Robert H. ROGERS, Appellant.
    WD 78966
    Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
    Order filed: January 10, 2017
    Nathan J. Aquino, for Respondent
    Rosalynn Koch, for Appellant
    Before Division One: Thomas H, Newton, Presiding Judge, Cynthia L. Martin, Judge and Edward R. Ardini, Jr., Judge
   ORDER

PER CURIAM:

Robert H. Rogers (“Rogers”) was charged with first-degree rape, section 566.030, and first-degree assault, section 565.050. After a trial by jury, he was acquitted of the first-degree rape charge and found guilty of first-degree assault. In his sole point on appeal, Rogers alleges that the trial court’s pre-trial ruling to exclude evidence that the victim had previously engaged in self-harming actions was an abuse of discretion and violated Rogers’ right to due process, a fair trial, and a meaningful opportunity to present a defense in violation of the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Article I, Sections 10 and 18(a) of the Missouri Constitution. Because the point was not preserved for appeal, Rogers did not request plain error review, and there does not appear to be an evident, obvious, and clear error, we decline to exercise our discretion to review the matter for plain error. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, we have instead provided a separate memorandum of law to the parties explaining our ruling.

The judgment of the trial court is affirmed. Rule 30.25(b).