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State v. Hibler

Citations

  • 5 S.W.3d 147
  • 1999 WL 732239

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  • holding third-degree assault is a lesser-included offense of second-degree assault
  • finding a refusal of a third-degree instruction was improper because the evidence that the victim was choked for 20 to 30 seconds “was sufficient proof of an attempt to cause physical injury to the victim” and not an attempt to cause serious physical injury
  • finding a refusal of a third-degree instruction was improper because the evidence that the victim was choked for 20 to 30 seconds “was sufficient proof of an attempt to cause physical injury to the victim” and not an attempt to cause serious physical injury
  • “The key language of Missouri’s section 556.046 tracks section 1.07(4)-(5) of the Model Penal Code”
  • “The key language of Missouri’s section 556.046 tracks section 1.07(4)-(5) of the Model Penal Code”
  • “A reasonable jury could have believed that appellant did not attempt to kill the victim.... Therefore, there was a basis for acquitting appellant of first degree assault”

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Judges: Duane Benton

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