State v. Edwards

Full title: STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent, vs. ARNELL EDWARDS, Appellants

Court: Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, DIVISION THREE

Date published: Apr 7, 1998

964 S.W.2d 557 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998)

Opinion

No. 72604

OPINION FILED: April 7, 1998

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY, HONORABLE PHILIP J. SWEENEY.

Irene Karns, Columbia, for appellant.

Jeremiah (Jay) Nixon, Christine Blegen, Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before Ahrens, P.J., Crandall, J. and Karohl, J. concurring.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Arnell Edwards, Defendant, appeals from the judgment entered after a jury convicted him of possession of a controlled substance in violation of section 195.292, RSMo 1994, and unlawful use of a weapon in violation of section 571.030, RSMP Cum. Supp. 1997. Defendant appeals only his conviction for unlawful use of a weapon, claiming insufficient evidence.

We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal and find sufficient evidence from which a reasonable juror might have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.State v. Grim, 854 S.W.2d 403, 405 (Mo. Banc 1993). A written opinion would serve no jurisprudential purpose and we affirm by summary order pursuant to Rule 30.25(b). We have, however, prepared a memorandum opinion for the use of the parties only setting forth the reasons for our decision. We affirm the judgment.