State v. Hall

RENDLEN, Judge.

James Hall, Jr., was found guilty of illegal possession of heroin, a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance, under § 195.020, RSMo 1969; upon that verdict and the court’s finding of a prior conviction for. “narcotic drug offense,” he was sentenced to five years imprisonment. From this conviction Hall appeals. As no objection is raised to the sufficiency of the evidence, a brief statement of facts pertinent to the point appealed will suffice.

On May 23, 1973, at approximately 2 p. m., appellant was riding in the front seat of an automobile stopped by two police officers for failure to…