State v. Levesque

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of unlawful use of a weapon. We affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the following evidence was adduced at trial: On February 25, 1991, Barbara and Steven Haffer lived at Parque Carondelet Apartments in the City of St. Louis. Defendant and Valerie Johnson lived upstairs from the Haffers. On that date, at approximately 6 p.m., Barbara Haffer and Johnson began to argue outside the apartment complex. Steven Haffer and Defendant also began to argue. The confrontation then escalated, with Steven Haffer and Defendant grappling and…