State v. Hall

Kalen Hall (Defendant) was convicted after a jury trial of the class A felony of assault in the first degree. See § 565.050.2 Presenting one point on appeal, Defendant contends the trial court erred in overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of all the evidence because the State failed to prove that Defendant caused "serious physical injury" to J.L. (Victim). Finding no merit to this contention, we affirm the trial court's judgment.

Factual and Procedural Background

We consider the evidence and all reasonable inferences derived therefrom in a light most favorable to the…