State v. Friend

BILLINGS, Judge.

Defendant Lawrence Friend was convicted of felony possession of marijuana under Section 195.200.1(l)(b), RSMo 1978. He challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence and the constitutionality of Section 67.315, RSMo Cum. Supp.1984. We ordered the case transferred to this Court prior to opinion by the court of appeals because of the constitutional issue involved. Mo. Const, art. V, § 10. We affirm.

During the afternoon of December 31, 1983, Sheriff Herman Pierce received a telephone call from Joe McFarland, a store owner in Gainesville. McFarland said…