Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 8, 2014No. ED 100856PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARY M. GAERTNER, JR., Judge.
Introduction
The State of Missouri (State) appeals the trial court’s grant of Respondent Joe Johnson’s (Johnson) motion to suppress evidence seized by police officers from Johnson. In this interlocutory appeal, the State asserts that the trial court erred in granting Johnson’s motion to suppress because the evidence was found in plain view during a lawful detention. We reverse.
Background
The State charged Johnson as a prior offender with the class C felony of possession of a controlled substance. Prior to *871trial, Johnson filed a motion to suppress evidence of a bag…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by8 opinions
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