Legal Opinion
State v. Allison
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 12, 1971No. 55424PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Judge.
Defendant, with four prior convictions for drug related offenses, waived a jury and was tried to the court for possession of 80.48 grams of Cannabis Sativa, commonly called marijuana. Sections 195.020 and 195.200, V.A.M.S. The penalty was assessed at twelve years confinement.
He does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction and the evidence may be outlined in summary form. On January 14, 1969, several police officers went to the premises occupied by defendant at 4928 Lotus Avenue in St. Louis. They had in their possession a warrant authorizing…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State Ex Rel. McGaughey v. GraystonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- Ex parte O'BrienSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. Steve A. WaltonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- State v. FunkMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
- State v. MilesIdaho Supreme Court · 1976
- Tollison v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
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