Opinion ID: 2451028
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: The Illegality of the Substances

Text: The appellant Wiley's last contention is the court erred in overruling the motion for directed verdict because the state failed to prove the existence of the substances charged or the illegality of the substances, morphine sulfate and Fiorinal with Codeine # 1. We rule this contention against appellant. Dr. Briner stated that derivatives of morphine are listed in schedule I of Chapter 195 and that morphine sulfate is a salt of morphine, that morphine was present in the three bottles and that morphine is one of the drugs listed in schedule I. He stated that the substance in the bottles is a derivative of morphine methylsulfonate. He also stated that Fiorinal with Codeine No. 1 is a trade name and that the tests performed showed the substance to be a barbituric acid derivative with codeine present and schedule three says either a derivative of or a salt of a derivative of barbituric acid. We believe there was sufficient proof to show the illegality of the controlled substances.