Legal Opinion
State v. Hutchens
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 25, 1980No. 11651PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLANIGAN, Chief Judge.
A jury found defendant guilty of selling cocaine (§ 195.017, subsec. 4(l)(d); § 195.020 RSMo 1978) and he received a sentence of ten years. Defendant appeals.
The state’s evidence shows that on April 6, 1979, Clifford R. Collier, a Missouri highway patrol trooper, who was working “under cover,” purchased four packets from defendant. State’s witness Afton Ware, a chemist, identified the contents of the packets as cocaine.
Defendant’s first point is that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict, and the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- United States v. Zettie HaynesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- New York Indians v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- United States v. George DemetCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Stewart FossCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- State v. HarrisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. StolzmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
- Gilbert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- State ex rel. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- State v. RiosMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
- State v. HookerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
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