PREWITT, Judge.
Defendant was convicted of the class A felony of assault in the first degree by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, § 565.050, RSMo 1978, and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. He was charged with shooting Marzine Ables, a guest in his home, with a .22 caliber rifle.
We first discuss his contention that § 565.050 is unconstitutional because it is vague, indefinite, and confusing. As the validity of a statute of Missouri...
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