State of Missouri v. Michael Sutherland

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION THREE STATE OF MISSOURI, ) No. ED99778 ) Respondent, ) ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of the vs. ) City of St. Louis ) MICHAEL SUTHERLAND, ) Honorable John F. Garvey ) Appellant. ) Filed: April 29, 2014 I. INTRODUCTION Michael Sutherland (Defendant) appeals the judgment of conviction entered by the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis after a jury found him guilty of second-degree domestic assault, section 565.073, 1 and third-degree domestic assault, section 565.074. Defendant claims the trial court erred in denying his: (1)…