Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Aaron WORMINGTON, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2016-10-25
Citations: 502 S.W.3d 75
Docket Number: No. ED 103758
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Aaron WORMINGTON, Appellant.
Judges: Before Angela T. Quigless, P.J., Robert G. Dowd, Jr., J., Lisa S. Van Amburg, J.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 502
Pages: 75–75

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Aaron WORMINGTON, Appellant.
No. ED 103758
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, DIVISION THREE.
Filed: October 25, 2016
Casey A. Taylor, Columbia, MO, for appellant.
Rachel S, Flaster, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.
Before Angela T. Quigless, P.J., Robert G. Dowd, Jr., J., Lisa S. Van Amburg, J.
. All further statutory references are tó RSMo 2000 as supplemented, unless otherwise indicated.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Aaron Wormington ("Appellant") appeals his conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the first degree, in violation of section 565.024. We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal, and we find there was sufficient evidence from which a reasonable juror could have found Appellant acted recklessly in causing the death of the Jade Stafford. In addition, we find the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Appellant's request for a mistrial. An extended opinion would have no jurisprudential purpose. We have, however, provided a memorandum setting forth the reasons for our decision to the parties for their use only. We affirm the judgment pursuant to Mo. R. Civ. P. 84.16(b) (2015).