STATE v. SYKES

No. 50210.

400 S.W.2d 57 (1966)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. William SYKES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer Denied March 14, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Eagleton, Atty. Gen., Paul N. Chitwood, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Peter J. J. Rabbitt, St. Louis, for appellant.


Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer to Court En Banc Denied March 14, 1966.

HOUSER, Commissioner.

William Sykes was charged with illegal sale of a narcotic drug and three prior felony convictions. Represented by counsel, tried before a jury, he was found guilty of illegal sale of a narcotic drug as charged. The trial judge found him guilty under the Habitual Criminal Act. His punishment was fixed by the court at 20 years' imprisonment in the penitentiary....

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