State of Missouri v. Levi D. Lauck

St. Charles, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree domestic assault.

Levi Lauck began brutalizing Victim, his then-fiance, outside his grandmother's house by striking her in the face during the family holiday festivities. Lauck and Victim then left there and while Victim drove the two back to Lauck's mother's house where they lived, Lauck punched Victim in the arm and hit her in the face. Lauck then ordered Victim to stop the car. He exited the vehicle, retrieved a claw hammer from the trunk, and assumed the driver's seat. Then, as he drove, Lauck hit Victim with the hammer while swinging it at her face, arm, and legs. Lauck then exposed himself and forced Victim to fellate him. Upon arrival at Mother's home, Lauck again struck Victim with the hammer causing her to bleed profusely. Inside, Lauck continued to sexually assault and physically abuse Victim until she escaped to a neighbor's home and then went to a hospital before reporting the events to the police the next day.

Post conviction relief denied.



Affirmed.