Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Anthony E. DAVIS, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2007-10-30
Citations: 242 S.W.3d 429
Docket Number: No. WD 67128
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Anthony E. DAVIS, Appellant.
Judges: Before HOLLIGER, P.J., LOWENSTEIN and SMART, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 242
Pages: 429–430

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Anthony E. DAVIS, Appellant.
No. WD 67128.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Oct. 30, 2007.
Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied Dec. 18, 2007.
Application for Transfer to Denied Jan. 22, 2008.
Ruth Sanders, Esq., Kansas City, MO, for Appellant.
Shaun J. Mackelprang, Esq., for Respondent.
Before HOLLIGER, P.J., LOWENSTEIN and SMART, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Anthony Davis appeals his conviction, after a jury trial, for second degree trafficking. Davis contends the trial court improperly excluded evidence of drug dealing and prostitution in the area where he was arrested, evidence from which the jury could infer that another individual had the opportunity to commit the crime. As Davis failed to demonstrate a direct connection between the crime and the unknown individual he sought to implicate, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the evidence. Judgment affirmed. Rule 30.25(b).