State v. Lockhart

HIGGINS, Commissioner.

William Lockhart, with prior conviction, was charged with illegal sale of heroin. He was convicted by a jury and the court assessed his punishment at fifteen years’ imprisonment. Sentence and judgment were rendered accordingly. §§ 556.280, 195.017, 195.020, 195.200, RSMo 1969, V. A.M.S. (Appeal taken prior to January 1, 1972.)

Appellant does not question the sufficiency of evidence to sustain his conviction, and the evidence would permit the jury to find: that on November 10, 1970, Officer John Thomas and other officers of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department met…