State v. Simpson

ROBERT R. WELBORN, Special Judge.

A jury in the Moniteau County Circuit Court found Robert Simpson guilty of selling “cannabis sativa.” The jury did not agree on the punishment and the trial court fixed the punishment at seven years’ imprisonment, within the limits prescribed by § 195.200 1.(4), RSMo 1973 Cum.Supp., the sale of a Schedule I controlled substance. § 195.017 2., RSMo 1973 Cum.Supp. This appeal followed.

The details of the transaction are not here important. The state’s case was based upon the sale to an undercover agent in California, Missouri, on November 9, 1972, of eight bags…