Legal Opinion
State v. Owens
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided February 11, 1924PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
The appellant was convicted in the Circuit Court of Stone County on the charge of having-in his possession a pint of whiskey, in violation of Sec tion 6588, Bevised Statutes 1919, as amended by the Act of 1921 (Laws 1921, p. 413).
The Attorney-General thus states the case:
“The evidence is short and shows that the defendant, Alfred Owens, on or about January 13, 1922, was detained by the Sheriff of Stone County and searched without any warrant or process of any kind, and that a quantity of whiskey was taken from his pocket.”
Defendant filed a motion to suppress the evidence discovered by the…
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