Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Sep 6, 2023
STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. IRA S. BRUCE, Defendant-Appellant
Ira S. Bruce appealed his conviction for first-degree assault, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence for intent, the trial court's denial of a mistrial after a prosecutor's line of questioning, and the denial of a mistrial or quashing of the jury pool during voir dire. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding sufficient evidence to support the conviction, no abuse of discretion in denying a mistrial given curative actions, and no plain error regarding the jury pool as the venireperson's statements were not inflammatory.