State v. Wood

JEFFREY W. BATES, Chief Judge.

After a bench trial, Larry E. Wood (Defendant) was convicted of the class C felony of possessing a controlled substance in violation of § 195.202 and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. 1 Defendant was found guilty of possessing methamphetamine, which is a class II controlled substance. § 195.017.4(3)(b). On appeal, Defendant claims the trial court erred in denying a motion to suppress and in admitting evidence that police found a pipe and seven baggies of methamphetamine during a warrantless search of Defendant’s person. Defendant contends this evidence…