State v. Malone

HOWARD, Judge.

Clifford P. Malone (also known as Clifford Pickett) appeals his convictions, following a jury trial, for distribution of a controlled substance near public housing in violation of § 195.218 RSMo 1994, and trafficking drugs in the second degree in violation of § 195.223 RSMo 1994. He was sentenced to two concurrent life sentences. Malone also appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 postconviction motion.

Malone raises five points on appeal. First, he claims the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress evidence of electronic equipment and jewelry seized from his home and…