State v. Morris

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant appeals after his conviction by a jury of assault in the first degree in violation of § 565.050, RSMo. 1978. The court found defendant to be a persistent offender and, pursuant to § 558.016, RSMo. 1978, sentenced him to 18 years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

The state introduced evidence showing that on the evening of February 2, 1980, defendant, along with another man, smashed the windows in the victim’s car, a green Cadillac. Just minutes later, when the victim got into his car to drive away, the defendant and the second man, also in a car, repeatedly rammed the…