State v. Harper

WASSERSTROM, Judge.

Defendant was charged with and convicted of illegal possession of hashish pipes in violation of § 195.020. (All statutory references are to RSMo Supp. 1971). He appeals on the following points: 1) that the State’s evidence was insufficient to make a prima facie case; and 2) that the State’s case rested on evidence which had been obtained by means of an unlawful search and seizure.

Since the submission of this appeal, this court has issued a writ of habeas corpus in State ex rel. Jon Craig Wilson v. Wyrick, No. KCD 27252. In that habeas corpus case, the relator attacks §…