State v. Morris

CLEMENS, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Albert Morris was tried and convicted of exhibiting a deadly weapon in a rude, angry and threatening manner. Section 564.610, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S. The court imposed a five-year sentence under the Second Offender Act.

There is no contention the evidence was insufficient, and the facts are undisputed. Two passengers on a crowded rush-hour bus testified defendant repeatedly displayed an open knife several inches from their bodies in a threatening, abusive manner. The same witness also testified to defendant’s other acts about the same time, which included…