State of Missouri v. Jeffrey c. McCarty

Jeffrey McCarty (“McCarty”) appeals from the trial court’s judgment convicting him of misdemeanor possession of an intoxicating liquor by a minor. McCarty argues that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress evidence discovered through a traffic stop. McCarty claims that the evidence should have been suppressed because it was obtained following an investigatory traffic stop, that' was unsupported by reasonable suspicion that McCarty was involved in illegal activity. McCarty also contends that the State failed to prove an essential element of the charged offense because the…