State of Missouri v. Kimberly Paul

LISA WHITE HARDWICK, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Kimberly Paul was convicted of possessing the controlled substance of synthetic marijuana, a misdemeanor violation of Section 195.202. 1 The circuit court sentenced her to forty-eight hours in the Clinton County Jail. On ap peal, Paul contends the State failed to prove that she had knowledge of the nature of the controlled substance. For reasons explained herein, we affirm.

Factual and PROCEDURAL History

On November 22, 2011, Chief Glen Gar-ton and Officer Dennis Banks of the La-throp police department, went to Paul’s residence in connection…