State v. Turner

The defendant was found guilty by a jury of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. He was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 3 to 9 years. The defendant’s contention on appeal is that the evidence is insufficient to establish an intent to distribute.

Shortly before noon on April 1, 1973, police officers executed a search warrant at' an apartment in .Omaha, Nebraska. Upon entering the apartment, the officers observed the defendant and a companion, both of whom were holding hypodermic needles to their arms. The substance in the two syringes was later identified as…