Legal Opinion

State v. Odom

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided February 12, 1962No. 48929PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMAN, Commissioner.

Defendant was charged with the unlawful sale of narcotics, i. e., “one capsule containing approximately one grain of heroin, a derivative of opium.” See Section 195.-020, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., and Section 195.200, Laws of Missouri 1959, S.B. No. 240. The amended information also charged prior felony convictions. The trial court heard evidence outside the presence of the jury and found that defendant had been priorly convicted of the said felonies as charged. The trial resulted in a verdict of guilty and the court fixed the punishment of the defendant at imprisonment in the…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Walder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. State v. CochranSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
  4. State v. NewcombSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  5. State v. ColvinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. State v. StrongSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
  2. State v. EnglemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  3. State v. GalazinSupreme Court of Missouri · 2001
  4. State v. SummersMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. State v. SherrillMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973

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