State v. Vik

GREENE, Judge.

Robert Arnold Vik was jury-convicted of the crime of selling marijuana, a controlled substance, in violation of § 195.020.1, RSMo 1986, and, after a finding that he was a prior offender, was sentenced by the trial court to 30 years’ imprisonment as punishment for the crime.

On appeal, Vik contends that (1) there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction, (2) the state failed to lay a proper foundation for the admission into evidence of a bag of marijuana which was allegedly sold on December 2, 1986, by Vik to an undercover police officer, (3) the trial court erred in…