State v. Ivory

CRANDALL, Chief Judge.

Defendant, Samuel Ivory, a black male, was convicted, after a jury trial, of possession of heroin. He was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to imprisonment for 15 years. Thereafter, defendant filed a motion for post conviction relief under Rule 29.15, which was denied without an evidentiary hearing. Defendant appeals from his direct conviction and the denial of his motion for post conviction relief. We affirm.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence…