State v. Blue

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant appeals after a jury convicted him of possession of a controlled substance, phencyclidine, in violation of § 195.202, RSMo Supp.1993, and the motion court denied his Rule 29.15 motion. We affirm.. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence adduced at trial was as follows: On June 5, 1991, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Officer William Swiderski was patrolling through O’Fallon Park in the City of St. Louis when he observed a small red car illegally parked near a pavilion. He drove toward the car, intending to issue a ticket. When he got within about 5…