State v. Taylor
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Judge.
The defendant, James V. Taylor, appeals the judgment entered upon his conviction by a jury for possession of cocaine base in violation of Section 195.202 RSMo. (2000).1 Upon appeal, he challenges the search of his automobile and the sufficiency of the evidence in support of his conviction. We deny these challenges. However, we do find plain error in the State’s argument and submission when the State urged the defendant’s conviction based on items that were neither actually nor constructively possessed by the defendant. Therefore, we reverse the judgment of conviction…
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Thornton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- State v. GrimSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- State v. O'BRIENSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- State v. YoungSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
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