State v. Taylor

OPINION

MARY K. HOFF, Presiding Judge.

Orlando Taylor (Defendant) appeals from the judgment upon his conviction by a jury for one count of possession of a controlled substance, heroin, in violation of Section 195.202, RSMo 2000,1 for which he was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Defendant does contest the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the following evidence was presented at trial:

In February, 2010, the St. Louis Police Special Operations Unit received information from a…