Legal Opinion
State v. Meiers
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 13, 1967No. 51615PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Judge.
Defendant was charged by amended information as an habitual criminal with unlawful possession of narcotic drugs. Sections 556.280 and 195.020, RSMo 1959, V.A. M.S. Trial was before a jury on May 4 and 5, 1965. Before submission of the case to the jury, the court found that defendant had been convicted previously of a felony, sentenced and imprisoned therefor. The jury found him guilty and the court thereafter assessed his punishment at imprisonment for seven years. Defendant appeals from the ensuing sentence and judgment.
He was represented at the trial by counsel of his own…
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