State v. Darabcsek

EAGER, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of the unlawful possession of a stimulant drug, and a fine of $300 was imposed. The offense is a violation of § 195.240, Laws 1963, Cum.Supp.1965, V.A.M.S. The crime is one of the character sometimes referred to as a “mixed felony,” with possible imprisonment up to ten years (Laws 1963, p. 363, § 1). Consequently, we have jurisdiction.

The principal errors alleged are the overruling of defendant’s motion to suppress “all evidence pertaining to five (5) white pills” found by police in a search of his person, and the admission of such…