State v. Myers

AHRENS, Judge.

Defendant, Thomas Reed Myers, appeals from a jury conviction of first degree assault in violation of § 565.050 RSMo 1986. Defendant was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. We affirm.1

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of evidence. Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial established the following facts. On February 22,1985, the victim, Gene Combs, telephoned his wife, Charmaine Combs, at the residence she shared with the couple’s children. The victim and his wife were separated, but he had stayed the night several times that month. Two…