STATE v. HODGE

No. 51180.

399 S.W.2d 65 (1966)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. James Beard HODGE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

February 14, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman H. Anderson, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, William A. R. Dalton, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Springfield, for respondent.

Wyvetter H. Younge, St. Louis, for appellant.


BARRETT, Commissioner.

The appellant James Beard Hodge, with prior felony convictions, including a federal narcotics conviction (RSMo 1959, § 195.200(1) (5), V.A.M.S.), has been found guilty of possession of heroin, a narcotic drug, and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. After alleging the prior convictions (RSMo 1959, § 556.280, V.A.M.S.), the information alleged, in the language of the statute (RSMo 1959, § 195.020, V.A.M.S.) a violation in that...

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