State v. Chism

A jury found Robert Chism guilty of assault in the third degree, § 565.070, RSMo 1986, and trespass in the first degree, § 569.140, RSMo 1986. The trial court sentenced Chism to a nine-month jail term for the assault and a four-month jail term for the trespass, ordered that those sentences be served consecutively, and imposed a $250 fine on the assault charge. On appeal Chism challenges the denial of his motion to substitute counsel and the sufficiency of the evidence on both convictions. The state has filed no respondent’s brief.

We affirm the convictions, but remand for correction of a…