Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Date unavailable
STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. JOHNNY CROWELS, Defendant-Appellant
Johnny Crowels appealed his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, which was enhanced to a class C felony based on a prior California conviction. He argued there was insufficient evidence that his prior California conviction for assault with a firearm constituted a "dangerous felony" under Missouri law, which is required for the enhancement. The Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that the California conviction, including its firearm use enhancement, was equivalent to Missouri's armed criminal action, thereby qualifying as a dangerous felony.