State v. Pirtle

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of exhibiting a weapon in a rude, angry or threatening manner, a violation of § 571.115, RSMo. 1978, and was sentenced as a persistent offender to nine years’ imprisonment.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. On the evening of May 21, 1981, defendant attended a party at 324 C Street in Farmington, Missouri. Late in the evening, defendant and another guest, Joe Hall, exchanged words. Defendant left and returned approximately thirty minutes later and knocked on the front door. When Hall answered the door, defendant pointed a rifle…