State v. Hernandez

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction for possession of a controlled substance, in violation of § 195.202, RSMo Supp.1993. We affirm.

On the evening of March 8, 1992, Deputy Sheriff Russ Schaible and Deputy Sheriff Michael Beilsmith overheard a radio transmission about a possible drunk driver southbound on U.S. 61 in a 1983 Chrysler station-wagon. Shortly afterward, Schaible and Beilsmith pulled behind the stationwagon. They were joined by Missouri Highway Patrol Trooper James Wilt. Eventually the stationwagon pulled over onto the highway shoulder. At this time, Trooper Wilt…