Legal Opinion

State v. Vega

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 12, 1994No. 61841, 63634PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRAHAN, Judge.

Defendant, Louis Vega, appeals from the judgment and sentence upon his conviction of possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 195.202 RSMo Cum.Supp.1993. Defendant was sentenced to ten years imprisonment. He also appeals from the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict the evidence establishes that on August 27, 1988, Detective Lachenicht of the St. Louis Police Department Narcotics Division received information from a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Ybarra v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. State v. MilliornSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
  5. United States v. Patricia YoungCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. NeherSupreme Court of Missouri · 2007
  2. State v. WrightMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. State v. BoyceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. State v. CorneliusMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
  5. State v. BueMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999

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