State v. Mack

FENNER, Judge.

Appellant, Frederick L. Mack, appeals his conviction, after trial by jury, for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, in violation of § 195.020, RSMo 1986. Appellant was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict the evidence at trial was as stated hereafter.

On April 19, 1988, Police Officers Rose Mitchell and Brian Roach were driving in their patrol car when they observed a yellow Cadillac crossing back and forth over the center yellow line. The Cadillac rolled through a stop sign and the officers turned on their lights and…