State v. Richardson

KAROHL, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted defendant, a prior and persistent offender, of possession of a controlled substance, § 195.202, RSMo Cum. Supp.1990. 1 The court sentenced him to a sixteen year term of imprisonment. Defendant raised five points on appeal. We only address the following two. He contends the trial court erred in: (1) excluding a videotape of the crime scene; and (2) subjecting him to a minimum prison term of sixty percent of his sentence. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The evidence supported the guilty verdict. On November 15, 1990, two St. Louis City police officers…