State of Missouri v. James C. Street

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION THREE STATE OF MISSOURI, ) No. ED109099 ) Respondent, ) ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of St. Louis County vs. ) Cause No. 15SL-CR02123-01 ) JAMES C. STREET, ) Honorable John D. Warner, Jr. ) Appellant. ) Filed: September 14, 2021 OPINION James C. Street (“Defendant”) appeals the judgment entered on his conviction after a bench trial for one count of assault in the third degree. The assault was charged as a class D felony under § 557.035, known as the Hate Crime statute.1 In his sole cognizable point on appeal, Defendant claims…