State v. Clark

SPINDEN, Judge.

A jury found Timothy Clark guilty of assaulting a three-month-old Kansas City boy in July 1991. He complains that the circuit court erroneously instructed the jury concerning which of his prior convictions it could consider. He also contends that the state did not present sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict, and he appeals the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

Clark’s conviction resulted from severe injuries suffered by his girlfriend’s infant son. Clark was watching the child on July 3, 1991,…