State of Missouri v. Carl Justin Townsend

In the Missouri Court of Appeals €astern District DIVISION FOUR STATE OF MISSOURI, ) No. ED109061 ) Respondent, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of ) St, Charles County VS, ) 1811-CRO2707-01 ) CARL JUSTIN TOWNSEND, ) Honorable Michael J. Fagras ) Appellant, +) Filed: April 19, 2022 Michael E. Gardner, P.J., James M. Dowd, J., and Lisa P. Page, J. OPINION Defendant Carl Justin Townsend appeals his convictions for first-degree assault, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm resulting in a 26-year sentence following a jury tnai in which Townsend claimed self-defense. This…