Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Arthur SWANK, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2005-09-13
Citations: 171 S.W.3d 766
Docket Number: No. ED 85385
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Arthur SWANK, Appellant.
Judges: Before GARY M. GAERTNER, SR., P.J., GEORGE W. DRAPER III, J., and KENNETH M. ROMINES, J.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 171
Pages: 766–766

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Arthur SWANK, Appellant.
No. ED 85385.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.
Sept. 13, 2005.
Ellen H. Flottman, Columbia, MO, for appellant.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Deborah Daniels, Shaun J. Mackelprang, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.
Before GARY M. GAERTNER, SR., P.J., GEORGE W. DRAPER III, J., and KENNETH M. ROMINES, J.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Defendant Arthur Swank ("Swank") appeals from a guilty verdict entered by the Circuit Court of Shelby County after a jury found him guilty of one count of Statutory Rape in violation of Section 566.034 RSMo (2000). The Honorable Hadley E. Grimm sentenced Swank to four years imprisonment, subject to callback after 120 days. The jury's verdict is supported by substantial evidence and the trial court did not abuse its discretion.
No error of law appears and an opinion would have no jurisprudential purpose. The parties have been given a memorandum for their information only, setting forth the reasons for this order. The judgment is AFFIRMED pursuant to Rule 30.25(b).