State of Missouri v. Adriano Raphael Clark, Sr.

*706Patricia Breckenridge, Chief Justice

Adriano Clark appeals his conviction of the class C felony of possession of a controlled substance. Section 195.020.1 Following a bench trial, Mr. Clark was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in prison as a prior and persistent offender. On appeal, Mr. Clark contends the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. The state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Clark, with knowledge of the presence and nature of the substance, had possession of two closed pouches containing methamphetamine. Accordingly, this Court reverses the…