State v. Vanacker

HOGAN, Judge.

The vehicle in which defendant David Wayne Vanacker was riding as a passenger was stopped at a roadblock in Dade County. In circumstances presently to be noted, a member of the State Highway patrol seized a plastic bag of marihuana, a hash pipe and a package of rolling papers from the defendant’s person. Thereafter Va-nacker was charged with possession of marihuana in violation of § 195.020.1, RSMo. 1986, 1 and possession of drug paraphernalia in violation of § 195.020.2. The defendant filed a motion to suppress the evidence seized. After a hearing, the trial court sustained the…