State v. Williams

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of an assault in the second degree. He was sentenced to ten years imprisonment as a persistent offender. We affirm.

Defendant and victim were neighbors. For no apparent reason, defendant shot the victim. At trial, the principle witness was the victim himself, who testified to the shooting.

Defendant elaims the Court erred when it improperly refused to strike for cause two prospective jurors. Our standard of review was enunciated by the Missouri Supreme Court in State v. Treadway, 558 S.W.2d 646, 649 (Mo.banc 1977), cert, denied, 439 U.S. 838, 99 S.Ct. 124,…