State of Missouri v. Gary Andrews, Jr.

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION ONE STATE OF MISSOURI, ) No. ED108691 ) Appellant, ) ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of the City of St. Louis vs. ) Cause No. 1922-CR01066-01 ) GARY ANDREWS, JR., ) Honorable David C. Mason ) Respondent. ) Filed: February 23. 2021 OPINION I. Introduction The State of Missouri appeals the trial court’s order granting Gary Andrews’s (“Defendant”) motion to dismiss the count charging him with possession of a controlled substance on double jeopardy grounds. The court found that the State was barred from continuing to prosecute that…