State v. Francis

Introduction

Gary L. Francis, Jr. (Appellant) appeals from the trial court’s judgment convicting him of possession of pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine, Section 195.420.1 We reverse and remand.

Factual and Procedural Background

‘ On June 4, 2011, Officer Shannon Sitton (Sitton) of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Mineral Area Drug Task Force received information from an informant that a man named James “Patches” Mahurin was planning to cook methamphetamine that evening at a location on Old Bismark Road near State Route B. Sitton was familiar with Patches and…