Legal Opinion

State v. Scott

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 18, 2006No. ED 85772PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GLENN A. NORTON, Chief Judge.

Mecca Scott appeals the judgment entered on his conviction for attempted tampering with physical evidence after a jury trial, challenging the admission of drugs seized from his car. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Scott was pulled over for driving with a burned-out taillight. Scott told the officer he did not have a driver’s license, and a computer check revealed that his license had been suspended and that he was on probation for prior drug offenses. The officer ordered Scott out of the car, told him he was under arrest for driving while suspended, handcuffed him…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Thornton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. GantArizona Supreme Court · 2007
  2. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2011
  3. State v. TaylorMissouri Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. State v. GantArizona Supreme Court · 2007
  5. State v. ScottMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006

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