State v. Williams

PUDLOWSKI, Judge.

Appellant appeals his conviction for possession of heroin, § 195.202, RSMo 1994, and possession of cocaine, § 195.202, RSMo 1994, obtained in the Circuit Court of St. Charles County. Appellant was sentenced to two consecutive ten-year terms of imprisonment. We hold that probable cause existed and the original detainment of appellant was, therefore, an arrest. As a result, the subsequent search of appellant was a legal search incident to arrest. Accordingly, there existed sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s denial of appellant’s motion to suppress. We hold further…