STATE OF MISSOURI v. RICHARD NEIL BURKETT

In Division STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) No. SD38459 ) v. ) Filed: March 17, 2025 ) RICHARD NEIL BURKETT, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TEXAS COUNTY Honorable William E. Hickle, Judge VACATED AND REMANDED FOR NEW TRIAL Richard Neil Burkett appeals his convictions of assault in the first degree and armed criminal action, following a jury trial. In two points, Burkett argues the trial court plainly erred in: (1) failing to give a self-defense instruction even though defense counsel did not request such an instruction; and (2) failing to intervene and give a curative…