State v. Johnson

PRITCHARD, Presiding Judge.

By the verdict of a jury appellant was convicted of the offense of distribution and delivery of cocaine. Section 195.020, RSMo 1978. Upon a finding that he was a prior offender, the court sentenced him to ten years imprisonment in the Division of Corrections.

Appellant first contends that there was insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction. The facts are these: About February 8, 1986, appellant held a party at his home in Columbia, Missouri. Present were appellant’s friend, Byron Fisher, and undercover officer, Mike Hagan, who was going under the name of Mike…