State v. Harris

MARK D. PFEIFFER, Judge.

Patrick L. Harris (“Harris”) appeals from the judgment of the Cole County Circuit Court (“trial court”), after a jury convicted him of assault, robbery, armed criminal action, and possession of a firearm by a felon. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Factual and Procedural Background 1

A group of seven friends — Chris Baker, Kent Cordray (“Cordray”), Randy England (“England”), Ethan Frazier, Scott Larkins, Justin Schneiders (“Schneiders”), and Brian Stumpe (“Stumpe”) — met on Tuesday nights to talk, have a cigar, and sometimes a few drinks at Stumpe’s Jefferson City,…