State v. Wells

GARRISON, Judge.

The sole issue on this appeal is the propriety of the trial court’s order suppressing contraband seized following the search of an automobile operated by Michael J. Wells (“Defendant”). The State appeals pursuant to § 547.200.1(3), RSMo Cum.Supp.1999, contending that suppression of that evidence was erroneous because it was properly seized pursuant to Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968); the officer had probable cause to search the remainder of the vehicle under the “automobile exception” after having found weapons in the car; *205and the evidence would…