State v. Reynolds

STEPHAN, Judge.

Defendant Leonard Reynolds appeals from a judgment of conviction of possession of controlled substances, §§ 195.020, 195.200, and 195.240, RSMo 1978, in the circuit court of St. Louis County, for which he was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. Because we conclude that there was insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction, we reverse and remand for the trial court to enter a judgment of acquittal.

On November 20, 1981, St. Louis County police officers searched a residence at 7705 W. Bruno in Richmond Heights, pursuant to a search warrant issued upon information received…