Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Brandon C. McGUIRE, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2012-05-15
Citations: 370 S.W.3d 891
Docket Number: No. ED 96750
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Brandon C. McGUIRE, Appellant.
Judges: Before PATRICIA L. COHEN, P.J., GLENN A. NORTON, J. and ROBERT M. CLAYTON III, J.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 370
Pages: 891–891

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Brandon C. McGUIRE, Appellant.
No. ED 96750.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.
May 15, 2012.
Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied July 3, 2012.
Application for Transfer Denied Aug. 14, 2012.
Michael A. Gross, Saint Louis, MO, for Appellant.
Chris Koster, Attorney General, Daniel N. McPherson, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.
Before PATRICIA L. COHEN, P.J., GLENN A. NORTON, J. and ROBERT M. CLAYTON III, J.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Brandon C. McGuire appeals the judgment entered upon a jury verdict convicting him of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault, forcible rape, kidnapping, and two counts of forcible sodomy. We find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying McGuire's motion to sever the counts alleging crimes against K.J. from the counts alleging crimes against H.T. We also find that the trial court did not plainly err in sustaining the State's objection during McGuire's cross-examination of Officer Heather Sabin. Finally, we find that the trial court did not plainly err in failing to remediate the effect of the State's closing argument.
An extended opinion would have no precedential value. We have, however, provided the parties a memorandum setting forth the reasons for our decision. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed under Rule 30.25(b).