STATE v. BURTON

No. ED 97224.

370 S.W.3d 926 (2012)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Christopher BURTON, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.

July 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret M. Johnston , Columbia, MO, for appellant.

H. Morley Swingle , Frank E. Miller , Jackson, MO, for respondent.


LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Judge.

The defendant, Christopher Burton, appeals the judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Cape Girardeau County following a trial in which the court convicted him of the class-A misdemeanor of third-degree assault of a law-enforcement officer, in violation of section 565.083 RSMo. (Supp. 2011).1 The defendant fled a lawful stop and led a trooper on a foot chase. During the foot chase, the trooper sustained an injury...

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