STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. IRA S. BRUCE

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District In Division STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) ) vs. ) No. SD37363 ) IRA S. BRUCE, ) Filed: September 6, 2023 ) Defendant-Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF POLK COUNTY The Honorable Elizabeth V. Rohrs, Judge AFFIRMED Ira S. Bruce (“Mr. Bruce”) appeals the trial court’s judgment convicting him of assault in the first degree under section 565.050.1.1 He raises three separate points on appeal: (1) the trial court erred in overruling Mr. Bruce’s motions for judgment of acquittal because the State presented insufficient evidence…