Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 1989No. WD 40772PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Judge.
Gaylon Johnson was tried and convicted of the offense of first degree assault. As a prior offender, he was sentenced by the court to a term of life imprisonment. On this appeal, he contends, among other points, that the court erred in submitting the case to the jury because the state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim in the case suffered serious physical injury, an essential component of first degree assault. We therefore first recount the facts of the event, which were essentially undisputed.
At the time in question in June of 1987, Johnson was living with…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- State v. DriscollSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
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3Cited by25 opinions
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