State v. Beck

EDWIN H. SMITH, Chief Judge.

Patrick L. Beck appeals the judgment of his conviction, after a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Morgan County, of assault in the second degree, § 565.060, 1 for which he was sentenced to three years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He was charged with assault in the first degree, § 565.050, but was acquitted of that offense. He was charged with stabbing the victim with a knife, causing serious physical injury. At trial, he admitted to the stabbing, but claimed self-defense, in accordance with § 563.031. Specifically, he claimed that he was justified in…