Legal Opinion
State v. Sumlin
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided December 17, 1991No. 73828PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*489BENTON, Judge.
Appellant, Rufus M. Sumlin, was found guilty of violating § 195.020 RSMo 19861 and was sentenced to concurrent terms of twenty years and five years under § 195.-200 (1986). A timely notice of appeal was filed.
In 1989, while the appeal was pending, the General Assembly passed S.B. 215 & 58 (“the Act”). The Act, also known as the “Comprehensive Drug Control Act of 1989,” altered significant portions of Missouri’s drug laws including the provisions dealing with possession of controlled substances. The Act was approved on June 19, 1989; the relevant portion of the Act had an…
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