State of Missouri v. Charles A. Selvy, Jr.

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, PRESIDING JUDGE

The State of Missouri brings this interlocutory appeal after the trial court sustained defendant Charles A. Selvy Jr.’s motion to suppress physical evidence found in a search during a traffic stop. 1 We affirm. The traffic stop and resulting search were unlawful in that the stop extended longer than necessary, without reasonable suspicion to justify extending the stop, and the consent given by Mr. Selvy was not voluntarily given. The trial court, therefore, did not clearly err in sustaining the motion and suppressing the evidence.

Factual and Procedural…