Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Apr 28, 2020
State of Missouri vs. Steven H. Gehring II
Steven H. Gehring II appealed his convictions for the class D felony of possession of a controlled substance and the class D misdemeanor of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. A deputy found a clear plastic straw with visible methamphetamine residue in Gehring's pocket during an arrest. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, concluding that there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find Gehring knowingly possessed both the methamphetamine and the drug paraphernalia.