STATE OF MISSOURI v. CORNELIUS PERKINS

STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) vs. ) No. SD37121 ) Filed: February 25, 2022 CORNELIUS PERKINS, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY Honorable David A. Dolan, Judge AFFIRMED Cornelius Perkins (“Perkins”) challenges his conviction, following a jury trial, of the class B felony of assault in the first degree. In two points relied on, Perkins argues that the trial court erred in: (1) overruling his motions for judgment of acquittal because there was insufficient evidence that Perkins intended to inflict serious physical injury upon Victim, and (2) allowing the…