State v. Pernell
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
GUNN, Judge.
Defendant was convicted of possession of heroin and was sentenced to eight years imprisonment pursuant to the Second Offender Act. In his appeal of the conviction, he cites as error: (1) the admission of a marihuana cigarette (evidence of a separate and distinct crime); (2) the admission of capsules identified as heroin for which the state failed to establish a clear chain of custody; (3) the failure of the state to establish through proper foundation evidence that the tests used to identify the capsules as heroin were reliable; and (4) the failure of the court to dismiss the…
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- State v. MaxieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
- State v. BainesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
- State v. GranberryMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
- State v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- State v. ScottMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- State v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
- State v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
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