State of Missouri v. Lucas D. Jewell

The State brings this interlocutory appeal challenging the trial court’s grant of Lucas Jewell’s (“Jewell”) motion to suppress evidence of intoxicated driving. The State asserts error in the trial court’s determination that the campus police officer had no legal justification for stopping Jewell. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The facts in this case are not in dispute for purposes of this appeal. On September 15, 2013, University police officer Travis Cochenour (“Officer Cochenour”) initiated a traffic stop at 8:29 a.m. after the officer observed a vehicle fail to stop at two different…