State v. Corley

DON E. BURRELL, Judge.

Calvin Corley (“Defendant”) appeals his conviction for assault in the second degree, a violation of section 565.060. 1

On February 20, 1998, Defendant drank some beer at a party. Defendant left the party with Rebecca Kirn 2 (“Kirn”), his girlfriend at the time, and was driving her car. At some point, Defendant passed another vehicle at a high rate of speed. Shortly thereafter, Defendant approached a curve too fast and lost control of the car. The vehicle left the roadway and hit a tree. Kirn suffered various injuries to her legs and a four inch cut on her head. As a…