State v. Colson

FLANIGAN, Chief Judge.

The trial court, sitting without a jury, found defendant Doug Colson guilty on two charges of assault in the third degree, a class C misdemeanor. Section 565.070.-1(5).1 The charges were tried jointly, and the court imposed a fine of $100 for each offense. Defendant appeals from each conviction, and the two appeals are consolidated in this court.

Both offenses took place on April 23, 1991, at the Eagles Club in Dallas County. One of the informations charged that the defendant “knowingly caused physical contact with Robert E. Cotton, knowing that such person would regard…