State v. Gardner

FRANK C. CONLEY, Special Judge.

A jury found defendant guilty of selling a controlled substance under the Narcotic Drug Act and assessed his punishment at twelve (12) years confinement. § 195.200, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S. The defendant assigns as error on this appeal: (1) that the sentence imposed is so severe as to shock the conscience of the court, (2) allowing E. L. Porter to identify himself as a Highway Patrol undercover agent, (3) submitting the case to the jury inasmuch as the state failed to establish a crime under the drug laws, (4) allowing the prosecuting attorney to question each of the…