State v. Cothern

DANIEL E. SCOTT, Chief Judge.

Ferrell Cothern (Defendant) went into Ruth Gilbert’s home and shot her. A jury found him guilty of first-degree assault and other offenses. He challenges two evidentiary rulings that he concedes were matters of trial court discretion which we will not disturb without a clear showing of abuse — i.e., a ruling so unreasonable, arbitrary, and clearly against the logic of the circumstances that it shocks the sense of justice and indicates a lack of careful, deliberate consideration. See State v. Cummings, 134 S.W.3d 94, 102 (Mo.App.2004). An extended description of…