State v. Greenwood

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted, in a jury trial, of selling a controlled substance, marijuana, § 195.020, RSMo (1978).1 He was found to be a persistent offender, § 558.016, and was sentenced to twelve years imprisonment. This appeal ensues. We affirm.

On September 8, 1980, Trooper J.C. Lee, an undercover drug agent for the Highway Patrol, drove to appellant’s home to buy *838marijuana. Accompanying Lee were Steve Lawrence, who was a paid police informant; Joe Padgett; and Jimmy Gresham. Upon arriving at appellant’s home, Padgett and Gresham brought appellant out to the…