STATE v. TATUM

No. 12801.

653 S.W.2d 241 (1983)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jon A. TATUM, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

June 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Janet E. Papageorge Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.

Morran D. Harris, Osceola, C. John Lozano, Public Defender, Harrisonville, for defendant-appellant.


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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