State v. Meeks
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
SEILER, Presiding Judge.
Appeal from conviction and sentence of five years’ imprisonment for possession of marijuana, Sec. 195.020, RSMo 1969, V.A. M.S. The decisive issue is whether the search of the automobile which produced the marijuana was lawful under state and federal constitutional limitations. We hold that it was not.
At 1:45 p. m. on April 20, 1969, Officer Marbs of the St. Louis Police Department, driving his police auto on Easton Avenue, noticed a 1962 Buick about two car lengths ahead, bearing a Missouri registration plate which had expired in March 1969. Officer Marbs turned on…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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- State v. DurhamSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
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