Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Aug 30, 2023
STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. CHRISTOPHER N. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant
Christopher Johnson appealed his convictions for first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action, arguing the State failed to present sufficient evidence that he and the victim were in a "continuing social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature" as required by statute. He also contended that the armed criminal action conviction failed due to the alleged lack of an underlying felony. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding sufficient evidence for both the domestic assault and the armed criminal action charges.