Legal Opinion

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. TERISA L. STEPHENS

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 24, 2016No. SD33719PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DON E.! BURRELL, P.J.

Terisa L. Stephens (“Defendant”) appeals her conviction for possession of methamphetamine, see section 195.202, RSMo 2000, following a jury trial. 1 . Her sole point alleges the trial court erred in overruling her motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of all evidence because there was insufficient evidence that she constructively possessed the methamphetamine located in her jointly-occupied residence. Finding no merit in this claim, we affirm.

Standard of Review

We review to determine whether the evidence tending to prove guilt and reasonable inferences therefrom,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. State v. PurleeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  2. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012
  3. State v. StoverSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012
  4. State v. WestMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. State v. MooreMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. United States v. Jeremy FisherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  2. State of Missouri v. Brenda ThurmondMissouri Court of Appeals · 2020

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