STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. MICHELE LYNN MONTIEL

Michele Lynn Montiel (“Defendant”) appeals from her convictions for one count of second-degree assault and one count of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Defendant claims (1) the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction for second-degree assault because there was no evidence her actions were reckless; (2) the trial court erred in failing to sua sponte instruct the jury to disregard the prosecutor’s comment that Defendant’s attorney committed an ethical violation; and (3) the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle…