Legal Opinion
State v. Bell
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided November 18, 1986No. 68080PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BILLINGS, Judge.
Defendant Tessie Bell was convicted of possession of marijuana on the premises of *765a correctional institution in violation of § 217.360, RSMo Supp. 1984. He appealed his conviction to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District but that court, noting his challenge to the constitutionality of § 217.360 transferred the case here. Affirmed.
On October 21, 1984, David Andrews, a guard at the Missouri Training Center for Men at Moberly, a correctional institution, conducted a general search of inmates, including defendant. Andrews testified that he found a “marijuana joint” and a…
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