STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. WILLIAM E. COPHER

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A jury found appellant William E. Co-pher (“Defendant”) guilty of the offense of domestic assault in the third degree, in violation of section 565.074, for events that occurred in January 2012.1 The trial court enhanced the offense from a misdemeanor, see section 565.074.2, to a felony, see section 565.074.3, and sentenced Defendant, accordingly. In his sole point on appeal, Defendant asserts that the trial court misapplied section 565.074.3 to enhance the offense because it “applies only to out-of-state priors[,]” and one of the required two prior offenses the trial court…