State v. Shackelford

AHRENS, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, Michael Shackelford, was found guilty by a jury of selling a controlled substance, cocaine, in violation of § 195.211 RSMo (Supp.1991). He was sentenced as a Class X offender to twelve years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

The evidence most favorable to the state’s case is that on September 16,1991, St. Louis City Police Officer Darren Whitehorn was working undercover with the Street Corner Apprehension Team (SCAT), an undercover narcotics unit. Officer Whitehorn was driving an unmarked police car. He noticed defendant standing along the street. The officer pointed…