Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 12, 1975No. 35553PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMEONE, Presiding Judge.

As a result of an airport search of a briefcase belonging to defendant, which revealed a controlled substance, to wit, heroin, the defendant-appellant, John Wesley Johnson, was charged, tried to the court without a jury, found guilty and sentenced to five years in the department of corrections. §§ 195.017, 195.020 and 195.200(2), RSMo Supp. 1973.1 He appeals. For reasons hereinafter stated, we affirm.

In the late afternoon on September 14, 1970, Mr. Patrick R. Zangrilli, the manager of passenger service for American Airlines at Lambert International Airport, received a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. Henry BellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  5. United States v. Lee Skipwith, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. GonzalezMissouri Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. State v. MitchellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. State v. McHaffieMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. State v. SingletonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Johnson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977

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