State v. Pflugradt

SHANGLER, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Thomas L. Pflugradt was charged under Sec. 559.180, V.A.M.S., with assault with his hands and fists with malice aforethought upon David Ross Stout, the complaining witness, with the intent to do him great bodily harm. The jury found defendant guilty of common assault and assessed his punishment at a fine of $100.-00 and three months’ imprisonment. The court entered judgment accordingly and committed defendant to the Buchanan County Jail.

On this appeal, defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction. He also charges the trial…