State v. Wallace

ELLIS, Judge.

Scott D. Wallace appeals from his conviction by jury of assault in the first degree, § 565.050.1, 1 and subsequent denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post conviction relief. Wallace was sentenced to a seven year term of imprisonment.

We state the facts in the light most favorable to the verdict. Late in the evening of July 26,1994, Wallace unexpectedly drove up to the trailer home of Mary Collins in Bates City, Missouri. Wallace had been living with Collins for about ten years and had three children with her. However, a few days before, Wallace had agreed to honor Collins’…