State v. Lawson

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

A jury convicted Dennis Lawson (Defendant) of manufacturing methamphetamine (Count I) in violation of § 195.211.1 The trial court sentenced him to thirty years’ imprisonment. The jury acquitted Defendant of carrying a concealed weapon, § 571.030.1(1), as charged in Count II. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to convict him. Briefly stated, in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that on January 8, 1998, four sheriffs deputies went to Defendant’s property to execute an arrest…