State v. Foster

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a jury conviction for possession of heroin, § 195.020, RSMo 1986, for which he was sentenced as a prior controlled substance offender, as well as a prior offender, to ten years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

Defendant’s first allegation of error concerns the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction for possession of heroin. He contends the State failed to prove he was aware of the presence and the nature of the contraband.

In considering this argument, we view the evidence and all reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to the verdict. State…