Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Ryan W. SASSE, Appellant.
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, DIVISION ONE
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2018-09-18
Citations: 556 S.W.3d 674
Docket Number: No. ED 105938
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent,
v.
Ryan W. SASSE, Appellant.
Judges: Before Roy L. Richter, P.J., Robert M. Clayton III, J., Angela T. Quigless, J.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 556
Pages: 674–675

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent,
v.
Ryan W. SASSE, Appellant.
No. ED 105938
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, DIVISION ONE.
Filed: September 18, 2018
Irene C. Karns, 503 E. Nifong, #212, Columbia, MO. 65201, for appellant.
Robert J. Bartholomew, P.O. Box 899, Jefferson City, MO. 65102, for respondent.
Before Roy L. Richter, P.J., Robert M. Clayton III, J., Angela T. Quigless, J.
ORDER

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Ryan W. Sasse ("Sasse") appeals the judgment of the trial court following a jury trial in which he was convicted of one count of second-degree assault and an associated count of armed criminal action. On appeal, Sasse argues there was insufficient evidence presented to support his conviction of second-degree assault for repeatedly striking Victim with a metal pole, as alleged in the indictment and specified in the verdict director, because there was no evidence that Sasse hit Victim more than once. Sasse also argues the trial court erred in overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal as to his conviction of armed criminal action because the conviction was dependent upon the jury's finding of guilt on the charge of second-degree assault, which was not supported by sufficient evidence. We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal, and we find the trial court did not clearly err. An extended opinion would have no jurisprudential purpose. We have, however, provided a memorandum setting forth the reasons for our decision to the parties for their use only. We affirm the judgment pursuant to MO. R. CIV. P. 84.16(b) (2018).