Legal Opinion

State v. Lane

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided January 21, 1997No. 78742PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge.

Patrick Lane (Lane) was charged with the class C felony of possession of psilocybin mushrooms in violation of § 195.202, RSMo. Psilocybin is a controlled substance. § 195.017.1(4)(w) (1994), RSMo. State Trooper Jack McMullin discovered the mushrooms during a search of Lane’s luggage which was found in the vehicle in which Lane was a passenger. The trial court granted Lane’s motion to suppress the psilocybin evidence concluding that the evidence had been obtained in an illegal search and seizure of his bag. We find the search did not violate the Fourth Amendment of the United…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
  2. State v. MiddletonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1999
  3. State v. HamptonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
  4. State v. RamiresMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. State v. HughesSupreme Court of Missouri · 2018

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