Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
State of Missouri vs. Mark Randal Pullum
Mark Randal Pullum was convicted of first-degree assault and first-degree burglary after a jury trial, stemming from an incident where he punched his neighbor D.K. after D.K. allegedly pointed a gun at him. On appeal, Pullum argued the trial court erred by not instructing the jury on self-defense for the burglary charge. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, holding that Pullum could not establish he had no duty to retreat from D.K.'s home, a necessary element for a self-defense instruction in this context.