State v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLINGSWORTH, Chief Justice.
Defendant has appealed from a sentence of imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of seven years imposed upon him in accord with the verdict of a jury finding him guilty of possession of a nar*443cotic drug, to wit: heroin, contrary to the provisions of the (so-called) Uniform Narcotic Drug Act set forth in Chapter 195, RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. (This act was materially amended subsequent to the date ■of the offense herein alleged, Chapter 195, RSMo 1949, Cum.Supp.1957, V.A.M.S., but the questions presented on this appeal are not directly affected thereby.) Error…
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2Cases cited18 opinions
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- People v. SimonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- Sorrentino v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947
- Evans Hobson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
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