State v. Lemon

SWOFFORD, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of selling a quantity of Methamphetamine HC1, a restricted drug, in violation of Section 195.-020 RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., and was sentenced to 10 years in the Department of Corrections. From this conviction and sentence, he appeals.

The appellant (hereinafter called defendant) asserts five points upon which he seeks reversal.

First, the verdict was not based upon substantial evidence showing a sale of drugs by defendant to Donald Kenney as charged in the indictment. Second, the state’s evidence rather “tended” to show a sale to one Ed Bowman, and therefore…