STATE OF MISSOURI v. PATRICK D. FRIEND

STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) vs. ) No. SD35986 ) PATRICK D. FRIEND, ) FILED: February 24, 2020 ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY Honorable John D. Beger, Judge AFFIRMED Convicted of drug trafficking, Patrick Friend (“Defendant”) challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s refusal to make his codefendant testify. We affirm. Background Police were called to check the well-being of persons parked at a Sonic. The officers found Defendant and Krista Payne in a rental car, reportedly traveling cross-country. A burned glass pipe with…