Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Brandon M. ROBERTS, Appellant.
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2018-06-26
Citations: 550 S.W.3d 582
Docket Number: WD 79896
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent,
v.
Brandon M. ROBERTS, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 550
Pages: 582–582

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent,
v.
Brandon M. ROBERTS, Appellant.
WD 79896
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Filed: June 26, 2018
Ellen H. Flottman, Columbia for appellant.
Christine K. Lesicko, Jefferson City for respondent.
Before Division Two: Karen King Mitchell, P.J., and Alok Ahuja and Edward R. Ardini, Jr., JJ.
ORDER

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
After a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Appellant Brandon Roberts was convicted of domestic assault in the first degree, in violation of § 565.073, RSMo, and victim tampering, in violation of § 575.270, RSMo. Roberts was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to five years for the domestic assault conviction and two years for victim tampering, with the sentences ordered to run consecutively. Roberts appeals. He argues that the circuit court abused its discretion by admitting recordings of two jail house phone calls between him and the victim, because the probative value of the recordings was outweighed by the risk of unfair prejudice. We affirm. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, we have provided the parties an unpublished memorandum setting forth the reasons for this order. Rule 30.25(b).