Legal Opinion

Merrill v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided December 12, 1978No. 38072PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction by the Court for sale of a controlled substance and resultant 5 year sentence. We affirm.

Initially defendant challenges the information as fatally defective because it fails to state into which schedule the controlled substance belongs. The information charged an unlawful sale of a controlled substance “to wit: methylenedioxy-amphet-amine.” The test of the sufficiency of an information is whether it states the essential elements of the offense charged, adequately notifies defendant of the charge against him and constitutes a bar to further…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. RoseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  2. State v. SmartSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
  3. State v. BridgesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
  4. State v. WeinzerlMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. State v. DevineMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. MitchellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
  2. State v. DownsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  3. State v. WillisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  4. State v. UmfleetMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. State v. WadeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984

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