Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. Arvel D. LONG, Defendant/Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2012-11-20
Citations: 386 S.W.3d 203
Docket Number: No. ED 97191
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. Arvel D. LONG, Defendant/Appellant.
Judges: Before CLIFFORD H. AHRENS, P.J., SHERRI B. SULLIVAN, J., and GLENN A. NORTON, J.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 386
Pages: 203–203

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. Arvel D. LONG, Defendant/Appellant.
No. ED 97191.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division One.
Nov. 20, 2012.
Karen L. Kramer, Jefferson City, MO, for plaintiff/respondent.
Alexa I. Pearson, Columbia, MO, for defendant/appellant.
Before CLIFFORD H. AHRENS, P.J., SHERRI B. SULLIVAN, J., and GLENN A. NORTON, J.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Arvel D. Long (Appellant) appeals from the trial court's judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of second-degree assault and armed criminal action. We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal and conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing Appellant's self-defense instructions nor commit plain error in failing to grant a new trial based on certain admitted testimony. An extended opinion would have no prece-dential value. 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 Missouri Rule of Criminal Procedure 80.25(b).