State v. Pesce

GARYD. WITT, Judge.

After a jury trial, Cynthia Pesce was convicted of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), Section 195.202. 1 Based on this conviction, Pesce was sentenced by the trial court as a “pri- or offender” and “persistent offender” (Section 558.016) to five years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. For the reasons stated below, we affirm Pesce’s conviction and enter an order amending the trial court’s judgment of sentence.

I. Factual Background

Cynthia Pesce was charged in the Circuit Court of Buchanan County with possession of a controlled substance for…