State v. Bibbs

HOLMAN, Judge.

Defendant was charged with the offense of assault with intent to kill with malice aforethought under the provisions of § 559.180. 1 He was also charged with three prior felony convictions. See § 556.280. The jury found defendant guilty of the offense charged and the court fixed his punishment at imprisonment for a term of twenty-five years. Defendant has appealed from the ensuing judgment. We affirm.

At about 7:30 p. m. on January 17, 1969, Officers Mitchell and Holloway of the St. Louis Police Department were patrolling the area of Goodfellow and Page Avenue in an unmarked…