State v. Lowrance

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant appeals following his jury conviction for the offense of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance. §§ 195.-020, 195.200, RSMo 1978. The court determined that defendant was a persistent offender, § 558.016, RSMo 1978, and sentenced him to a term of thirteen years in the Division of Corrections.

On appeal, defendant first contends that the trial court erred in overruling defendant’s pretrial motion to suppress certain physical evidence, and in admitting this evidence at trial over defendant’s objection because the evidence was the product of a warrantless search…