State v. McCord

FLANIGAN, Judge.

The trial court, after a jury-waived trial, found defendant James A. McCord guilty of possession of marijuana, § 195.020,1 a misdemeanor, § 195.200.1(l)(a), and imposed a fine of $300. Defendant appeals.

Defendant, who has appeared pro se throughout this proceeding, is a member of the Missouri Bar and the holder of an L.L. M. degree conferred by the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. Following his conviction, defendant appealed to the Supreme Court of Missouri. On March 18, 1988, the Supreme Court entered the following order: “Cause ordered transferred to Court of Appeals,…