State v. Sumlin

MAUS, Judge.

The jury found defendant, Rufus M. •Sumlin, Jr., guilty on Count I of possession of cocaine, § 195.020, and guilty on Count II of possession of marijuana, § 195.020. As a persistent offender, he was sentenced on Count I to imprisonment for 20 years, § 195.200.1(1) and on Count II to imprisonment for 5 years, § 195.200.l(l)(b). The court ordered the sentences to run concurrently. Defendant states four points on appeal.

The evidence, viewed favorably to the verdict, State v. Rodden, 728 S.W.2d 212 (Mo. banc 1987), established the following background. Rufus M. Sumlin, Sr., and Ella…