State v. Hajek

GARY M. GAERTNER, Judge.

James A. Hajek, defendant, was found guilty by a jury of assault in the first degree, § 5651050 RSMo 1978, and was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment as a persistent offender. Defendant raises two points on appeal. In his first point, defendant argues that the trial court erred in refusing to give the self-defense instruction. Secondly, defendant alleges error because the trial court refused to submit the instruction for extreme emotional disturbance. Finding defendant’s allegations to be without merit, we affirm.

A brief review of pertinent facts suffices. On the…