Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Walter L. GREGORY, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2011-08-09
Citations: 344 S.W.3d 300
Docket Number: No. WD 72297
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Walter L. GREGORY, Appellant.
Judges: Before Division I: VICTOR C. HOWARD, Presiding Judge, and ALOK AHUJA and KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judges.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 344
Pages: 300–301

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Walter L. GREGORY, Appellant.
No. WD 72297.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Aug. 9, 2011.
Margaret M. Johnston, Assistant State Public Defender, Columbia, MO, for Appellant.
Chris Koster, Attorney General, Robert J. (Jeff) Bartholomew, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.
Before Division I: VICTOR C. HOWARD, Presiding Judge, and ALOK AHUJA and KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judges.

Opinion:
Order
PER CURIAM.
This is a possession of a controlled substance case. The issue is whether there was sufficient evidence to prove that the accused had constructive possession of the subject drugs and knew of their presence and nature. The defendant was a passenger in a car that carried thirty baggies of marijuana in the trunk, and there were other incriminating facts that were sufficient to tie the defendant to the drugs so that a reasonable juror could conclude that he had: (1) knowledge of their presence and nature; and (2) access to and control over them. Therefore, we hold that there was sufficient evidence to establish the elements of possession of a controlled substance. Accordingly, we affirm. Rule 30.25(b).