Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. James BOYD, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2013-06-25
Citations: 402 S.W.3d 160
Docket Number: No. ED 98717
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. James BOYD, Appellant.
Judges: Before LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, P.J., PATRICIA L. COHEN, J., and KURT S. ODENWALD, J.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 402
Pages: 160–161

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. James BOYD, Appellant.
No. ED 98717.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.
June 25, 2013.
Amy M. Bartholow, Assistant Public Defender, Columbia, MO, for appellant.
Jennifer A. Rodewald, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.
Before LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, P.J., PATRICIA L. COHEN, J., and KURT S. ODENWALD, J.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
James Boyd (Defendant) appeals the judgment of conviction entered by the Circuit Court of St. Louis County after a jury found him guilty of second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Defendant claims the trial court plainly erred by: (1) allowing testimony that Defendant failed to provide an exculpatory statement to police after receiving warnings pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966); and (2) failing to declare a mistrial based on testimony related to Defendant's post-Miranda silence.
We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal and no error of law appears. An extended opinion would have no precedential value. We have, however, prepared a memorandum opinion for the use of the parties only setting forth the reasons for our decision.
We affirm the judgment pursuant to Rule 30.25(b).