State v. Harper

Ajury in the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, found Peter William Harper guilty of two counts of possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. He appeals. We affirm.

Harper raises two issues on appeal:

1. Whether his conviction of possession of methamphetamine is illegal on grounds that the State failed to prove that he was in “knowing control” of the drug “for a sufficient time to be able to terminate control.”

2. Whether his sentence is illegal because the court failed to consider alternatives to imprisonment as required by § 46-18-201, MCA, and…