State v. Colson

CROW, Judge.

A jury found Doug Colson (“Defendant”) guilty of assault of a law enforcement officer in the third degree, § 565.083, RSMo 1994, and assessed punishment at one year’s imprisonment in jail plus a fine in an amount to be determined by the court. The trial court imposed the jail sentence assessed by the jury, together with a fine of $1,000.

Defendant appeals, insisting the trial court erred in failing to give Instruction A, tendered by Defendant, which, according to him, “instructed the jury on the issue of self-defense.” Citing State v. Chambers, 671 S.W.2d 781, 783[3] (Mo. banc…