Legal Opinion

State v. Davis

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 16, 1981No. 11978Published

1Opinion of the Court

MAUS, Chief Judge.

The defendant was charged with third degree assault in that he “attempted to cause” physical injury to Kevin Johnson and Mike Davis by striking them in the head and groin with his fists. At the close of the state’s case the information was amended to allege he “recklessly caused” such physical injury. He was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to six months in jail in accordance with the verdict. The defendant does not question the sufficiency of the evidence. A brief statement of the facts will suffice as the background for consideration of the defendant’s single point on…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. ReeseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
  2. State v. MorganSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  3. State v. BensonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978

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