State v. Dixon

MAUS, Presiding Judge.

A jury found defendant, Ronald F. Dixon (defendant), guilty of transporting cocaine, § 195.025 RSMo 1986 and possession of cocaine, § 195.020 RSMo 1986.1 Defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years on each count, the sentences to run concurrently. Defendant’s sole point on appeal is that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress, and admitting in evidence, cocaine found in the spare tire in the trunk of the automobile defendant was driving. The following is an outline of the facts relevant to defendant’s appeal.

On March 27, 1989, at approximately 11:00 a.m.,…