State v. Ross

Following a jury trial, Detravis Ross (Defendant) was convicted on two counts of the class A felony of first degree assault, § 565.050.2, 1 and two counts of the class A felony armed criminal action, 2 § 571.015. He was found by the trial court to be a prior offender, §§ 558.016 and 557.036.4, and sentenced to thirty years on each count, to run concurrently.

In determining the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, the evidence together with all reasonable inferences is viewed favorably to the verdict and evidence or inferences contrary to the verdict are ignored. State v. Baker,…