STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. STACY BIGGERSTAFF

— OPINION AUTHOR

In the early afternoon on April 17, 2013, Stacy Biggerstaff (“Defendant”) was stopped at a Missouri Highway Patrol (“MHP”) checkpoint, along with all other motorists traveling Taney County’s Coon Creek Road at that-time. Based on evidence acquired during the stop, Defendant was later found guilty of the class C felony of possession of a controlled substance, see section 195.202 (Count I), the class A misdemeanor of driving while intoxicated, see section 577.010 (Count II), and the unclassified misdemeanor of driving while suspended, see section 302.321 (Count III). 1

Defendant’s…