STATE v. BROWN

No. 48478.

683 S.W.2d 301 (1984)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Troy BROWN, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

December 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra Buie Arnold, Public Defender, St. Louis, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Kristie Lynne Green, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


REINHARD, Chief Judge.

Defendant appeals his jury conviction and court-imposed five month sentence as a prior offender for possession of dextroamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance. We reverse.

The state's evidence consisted of a container of pills, the testimony of two police officers, and the testimony of a criminalist who identified the substance in the pills.

The police officers testified as follows:

Shortly before noon on June...

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