State v. Blocton

WELBORN, Commissioner.

Stanfield Blocton was charged by information in the St. Louis Circuit Court with assault with intent to kill with malice. § 559.180, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. Upon his trial he was found guilty as charged and his punishment assessed at five years’ imprisonment. After his motion for new trial had been overruled, this appeal was taken.

At approximately 4:30 p. m. on December 12, 1960, Officer Palazzolo of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department was driving south on Sarah Street toward Washington Boulevard. He was stopped near the intersection of Sarah and Washington by a…