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Title: State Missouri v. Horace Williams
Author : Missouri Court of Appeals St. Louis District
Release Date : January 04, 1976
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 61 KB

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Defendant-appellant was charged on two counts of felonious possession of Schedule One Controlled Substances in violation of § 195.020 RSMo. Supp. 1971. Count I charged possession of heroin, and Count II charged possession of marihuana. Prior to trial defendant filed a motion to quash a search warrant and suppress evidence seized thereunder, which, after hearing, was denied. Defendant's motion to sever the two offenses--the separate marihuana and heroin counts--was granted, and he was tried on the heroin count before a jury, found guilty and sentenced under the Second Offender Act to twelve years imprisonment. We affirm the judgment. On appeal defendant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence seized, alleging that the police entered his apartment without giving notice of their authority and purpose and thereby violated his guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The defendant also contends that the trial court erred in allowing testimony that a quantity of marihuana and narcotics paraphernalia were seized at the time of defendant's arrest, as such testimony and items were evidence of a crime other than that for which defendant was on trial.