State v. Hayes

MORGAN, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of possessing barbiturates (a controlled substance) and the court sentenced him to a seven year prison term. After appeal, we sustained an application to transfer from the Court of Appeals and now consider the same as on “original appeal.” Rule 83.09.

We have decided that the issues involved call for rejection of the attack on appellant’s brief. Mills v. Keasler, 395 S.W.2d 111[1] (Mo.1965).

There being no challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, a brief outline thereof should suffice.

On October 20, 1973, appellant lived in West Plains and…