State v. Christie

SOMERVILLE, Judge.

Defendant was charged with felonious assault without malice aforethought. Section 559.190, RSMo 1969 (the offense having occurred on August 20,1978). The defendant and the victim were both females. A brawl erupted between them which resulted in the end of the victim’s nose being bitten off by the defendant. A jury found defendant guilty as charged and her punishment was fixed at a fine of One Thousand Dollars and confinement in the Buchanan County Jail for a term of one year.

Defendant raises four points on appeal: (1) the trial court erred in denying her motion for judgment…