State v. Woods

KENT E. KAROHL, Judge.

Defendant appeals conviction and sentence for possession of a controlled substance in violation of Section 195.202 RSMo 1994. He was also charged and tried on charges of assault first degree and a related armed criminal action. The jury found defendant not guilty of these charges,

The sufficiency of the state’s evidence is not in dispute. The state’s evidence would support finding the following facts. On July 26, 1997 defendant and various individuals joined in a brawl outside a tavern. Some of the participants left and went home. Less than one hour later, defendant…