State v. Rice

SMITH, Chief Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction and sentence of five years, after jury verdict, for exhibiting a dangerous and deadly weapon in a threatening manner. Sec. 564.610 RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.

*658A Sikeston, Missouri, policeman identified defendant as the man who, after several minutes of conversation, pulled a handgun from his pocket and fired at the policeman. Although the occurrence was at night, the testimony indicated sufficient light for the policeman to make an identification, and his description of the assailant was corroborated generally by two other witnesses. The…