State v. Byrth

BARRETT,- Commissioner.

Under an information charging the possession “of a narcotic drug, to wit: 7.5 grams” of marijuana and a prior felony conviction of assault with intent to kill, the appellant Julius Byrth has been found guilty by a jury and the court has fixed his punishment at five years’ imprisonment.

The information, largely in the language of the statute, appropriately charges the offense and the penalty assessed by the court is well within the prescribed limits of “not more than twenty years” for the first offense. RSMo 1959, §§ 195.020, 195.200, V.A.M.S.; State v. Virdure, Mo., 371…