Legal Opinion

State v. Patchen

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 10, 1983No. WD 33529PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NUGENT, Presiding Judge.

Robert Patchen appeals from an order of the trial court denying his claim to property seized by law enforcement officers in the course of a lawful search and seizure. He asserts that the weight of the evidence supports the contention that he is entitled to possession. We reverse.

On June 16, 1981, Robert Patchen and Thomas Ray were arrested on suspicion of narcotics possession while driving a friend’s car in Boone County, Missouri. After obtaining a warrant, the Boone County sheriff’s department searched the contents of the car and its trunk and found, among other…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Harold McClendon v. Thomas E. Rosetti, Individually and as Police Property Clerk of the City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  2. Condos v. Associated Transports, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1970
  3. Glass v. Allied Van Lines, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. People v. Superior Court (McGraw)California Court of Appeal · 1979
  5. Ross v. PendergastSupreme Court of Missouri · 1944

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. GothMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Culver-Stockton College v. Missouri Power & Light Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Washington University v. CatalonaDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2006
  4. State v. MeeksMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
  5. Foltz v. PipesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990

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