STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 67301.

705 S.W.2d 483 (1986)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Harold Count JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Putzel, Office of the Public Defender, St. Louis, for defendant-appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., John M. Morris, Christine Szaj, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.


BLACKMAR, Judge.

The defendant was charged by information with possession of heroin, a Schedule I controlled substance, and, following a verdict of guilty, was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to a term of fifteen years. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District reversed. We granted transfer and, taking the case as on original appeal, now affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

The only point briefed and argued by the appellant is that...

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