State v. McClain

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of the offense of stealing property of a value of at least $50.00 and sentenced by the court under the Habitual Criminal Act to serve a term of seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress state’s exhibits 1-8. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

At approximately 9:00 p. m. on November 27, 1978, Detective James Ferrari, an officer of the St. Ann Police Department, was parked in an unmarked police car on the parking lot of Northwest…