STATE OF MISSOURI v. DAVY L. MONTGOMERY, III

Davy Montgomery, convicted of first-degree assault and armed criminal action, does not challenge the sufficiency of proof that he beát, kicked, and stomped the victim for more than 20 minutes, then tried to sever the victim’s finger, tried to cut the victim’s neck -with a concrete smoother, beat the victim’s head with a hammer claw, smashed the victim’s knee and foot with that hammer, attempted to snap the victim’s leg out of place and break it, and tried to force a wooden flagpole up the victim’s anus. 1

Police arriving at Montgomery’s trailer saw blood all over the furnishings, carpet, and…