State v. Massa

WEIER, Judge.

Defendant was charged by information under the Second Offender Act with possession of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, alleged to be a Schedule II controlled substance under § 195.020, RSMo. 1969, V. A.M.S. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the court assessed punishment at two years imprisonment.

Defendant testified on his own behalf at trial and admitted to having the prohibited substance on his person when arrested for several traffic violations. He sought to establish, however, that he was unaware of the character of the drug, and that he was not intentionally and…