State v. Holmes

ELMO B. HUNTER, Special Judge.,

On January 5, 1962, there was filed in the ‘Circuit Court of St. Charles County, Missouri, an information charging defendant, Edward Roy Holmes, with the crime of felonious assault. Thereafter, the cause •was tried, and the jury returned a verdict .finding defendant guilty as charged and assessed his punishment at three months in the county jail together with a fine of ■$500.00. After an unsuccessful motion for new trial and allocution, defendant has .appealed from the resultant judgment.

Although the defendant was represented by counsel at every stage of the…