State v. Worley

WELBORN, Commissioner.

By information in the St. Louis Circuit 'Court, appellant Earl Vandyne Worley was charged as an habitual criminal (Section 556.280, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S.) with illegal possession or control of marijuana, in “violation of Section 195.020, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. A jury found him guilty of the offense charged and the trial court found that appellant had been previously •convicted of two felonies, not involving the narcotics laws. The trial court fixed appellant’s punishment at imprisonment for ten years. This appeal is from such judgment and sentence.

On the trial, the state’s…