Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Ronald D. CHRISTIAN, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2010-12-30
Citations: 328 S.W.3d 816
Docket Number: No. WD 70718
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Ronald D. CHRISTIAN, Appellant.
Judges: Before Division II: JAMES EDWARD WELSH, Presiding Judge, and MARK D. PFEIFFER and KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judges.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 328
Pages: 816–816

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Ronald D. CHRISTIAN, Appellant.
No. WD 70718.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Dec. 30, 2010.
Susan L. Hogan, Appellate Defender, Kansas City, MO, for Appellant.
Chris Koster, Attorney General, John M. Reeves, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.
Before Division II: JAMES EDWARD WELSH, Presiding Judge, and MARK D. PFEIFFER and KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judges.

Opinion:
Order
PER CURIAM:
This is a self-incrimination case. The issue is whether, despite an otherwise valid waiver of his rights after having received the Miranda warnings, the defendant was compelled to be a witness against himself by virtue of the police informing him that (1) it would be better for him to tell his side of the story and (2) telling the truth would not hurt him. We hold that the subject statements were not coercive and that therefore the defendant was not compelled to incriminate himself. Accordingly, we affirm. Rule 30.25(b).