Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Ronald L. TROWER, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2010-01-12
Citations: 306 S.W.3d 100
Docket Number: No. WD 70024
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Ronald L. TROWER, Appellant.
Judges: Before Division One: LISA WHITE HARDWICK, P.J., and JAMES M. SMART, JR. and ALOK AHUJA, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 306
Pages: 100–101

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Ronald L. TROWER, Appellant.
No. WD 70024.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Jan. 12, 2010.
Kent Denzel, Esq., Columbia, MO, for appellant.
Shaun J. Mackelprang, Esq. and Richard Starnes Esq., Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.
Before Division One: LISA WHITE HARDWICK, P.J., and JAMES M. SMART, JR. and ALOK AHUJA, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
Ronald L. Trower appeals his conviction after a jury trial for assault in the first degree, for which he was sentenced as a prior offender to life in prison. Trower asserts that the evidence was insufficient to establish that he purposely attempted to cause serious physical injury to his infant son, and that the trial court erred in failing to intervene sua sponte when the State purportedly misstated the law during its closing argument. We affirm. Because a published opinion would have no prece- dential value, a memorandum setting forth the reasons for this order has been provided to the parties. Rule 30.25(b).