Legal Opinion
State v. Sims
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 1982No. WD 32301PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Presiding Judge.
Alfred Sims was jury tried and convicted of possession of a controlled substance, an offense proscribed by § 195.240, RSMo 1978. He now appeals the judgment of conviction and sentence of four years. Affirmed.
The state’s evidence in the case was adduced from one witness, a Kansas City police officer. While in an unmarked police car, the officer observed a Cadillac automobile occupied by four persons and parked in front of a residence known to the officer to be a location where drugs had been used. The hour was late evening and the interior of the car was illuminated. As…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by20 opinions
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