State v. Dalton

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

Defendant was charged with a violation of Section 557.215, RSMo Cum.Supp. 1967, V.A.M.S., a graded felony, in that he assaulted and struck with his fists Walter Klinkhardt while he was engaged in the performance of his duties as an agent of the Conservation Commission of the State of Missouri. He was found guilty by a jury, sentenced to six months confinement in jail and a fine of $1,000, and he has appealed from the ensuing judgment.

Briefly stated, the jury could find from the evidence, the sufficiency of which is not challenged, that on November 12, 1966 (the first…