State v. Aye

HOFF, Judge.

A jury found defendant, Samuel Aye, guilty of cocaine possession pursuant to § 195.202 RSMo Cum.Supp.1992. The trial court found defendant to be a prior and persistent offender and sentenced him to ten years imprisonment. Defendant filed a Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief which was denied after an evidentiary hearing. Defendant appeals the judgment entered upon his conviction by the jury and the motion court’s denial of his Rule 29.15 motion.

On direct appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred by overruling his objections to the state’s questioning of defendant…