State of Missouri v. Joe L. Johnson

Sn the Missourt Court of Appeals €astern District DIVISION FIVE STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ED100856 ) Appellant, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of the City of St. Louis v. ) ) } 1322-CRO02378-01 ) JOE L. JOHNSON, ) Honorable Steven R. Ohmer ) Respondent. ) Filed: April 8, 2014 Introduction The State of Missouri (State) appeals the trial court’s grant of Respondent Joe Johnson’s (Johnson) motion to suppress evidence seized by police officers from Johnson. In this interlocutory appeal, the State asserts that the trial court erred in granting Johnson’s motion to suppress because the evidence was…