Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Kerry MELTON, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2012-11-13
Citations: 383 S.W.3d 478
Docket Number: No. ED 97361
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Kerry MELTON, Appellant.
Judges: Before GARY M. GAERTNER, JR., C.J., ROBERT M. CLAYTON III, J„ and LISA K. PAGE, Sp.J.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 383
Pages: 478–478

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Kerry MELTON, Appellant.
No. ED 97361.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. Division Five.
Nov. 13, 2012.
Erika R. Eliason, Columbia, MO, for Appellant.
Chris Koster, Attorney General, Karen L. Kramer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.
Before GARY M. GAERTNER, JR., C.J., ROBERT M. CLAYTON III, J„ and LISA K. PAGE, Sp.J.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Kerry Melton appeals the judgment entered upon a jury's verdict convicting him of stealing and second-degree burglary. We find that the trial court did not plainly err in failing to sua sponte give a self-defense instruction for the charge of stealing. We affirm.
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).