State v. Boykins

BARRETT, Commissioner.

The appellant, James E. Boykins, with a prior conviction of possession of a narcotic drug, has again been found guilty of possession of a narcotic drug, 7.32 grams of marijuana, and sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment. RSMo 1959, §§ 195.010(5, 17), 195.020, 195.200.

The circumstances were that Officers Richmond and Isaiah Brown, assigned to the narcotic squad, were parked in an unmarked automobile in the 6000 block of Bartmer “watching the narcotic traffic (persons and automobiles in general) in that area.” They saw Boykins come out of a house, enter a red…