STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. CHRISTA ELAINE MUELLER

STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SD35356 ) Filed: February 14, 2019 CHRISTA ELAINE MUELLER, ) ) Defendant-Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PHELPS COUNTY Honorable William E. Hickle, Circuit Judge AFFIRMED A jury found Christa Mueller (Defendant) guilty of assault in the first degree. See § 565.050.1 She presents two points for decision. In Point 1, she challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support her conviction. In Point 2, she contends the trial court plainly erred by failing to sua sponte declare a mistrial or issue a curative instruction when…