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Appeals Court "Troubled" by Circuit Attorney's Tweets During Sexual Assault Trial

"Concerned"

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A three-judge appeals court panel here said this week that it was "troubled" and "concerned" that Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce posted online comments about a sexual assault trial in progress.

But the Missouri Court of Appeals rejected an appeal — of forcible rape and sodomy convictions — in which the issue was raised.

h/t Mark Sletten