State v. Anderson

DONNELLY, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of two counts of possession of a controlled substance, § 195.020, RSMo Supp.1982, and was acquitted of a third count. The trial court determined that defendant was a “prior offender” within the meaning of § 558.016.2, RSMo Supp.1984, and sentenced him to concurrent terms of imprisonment of ten years on each of the two counts. On appeal, a majority of participating judges of the Eastern District of the Court of Appeals ordered the cause transferred to the Supreme Court to determine whether the enhancement provisions of § 195.200.1(1), RSMo Supp…