STATE v. RAMSEY

No. SD 30846.

358 S.W.3d 589 (2012)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Earl RAMSEY, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

February 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Johnston, Columbia, MO, for Appellant.

Chris Koster, Atty. Gen. and Jessica P. Meredith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.


DANIEL E. SCOTT, Judge.

We consider whether the state proved Earl Ramsey's constructive possession of drugs hidden in a house that he shared with another. On this record, under well-settled law, the answer is "no."

Background

Ramsey and a woman lived in what was, in effect, a one-bedroom home.1 Police arrived with a search warrant one day as Ramsey came home. They took his key, entered the empty house, searched, and found...

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