State v. Ellis

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, Ali Ellis, appeals from the judgment entered after the trial court found him guilty of possession of a controlled substance, in violation of section 195.202 RSMo (2000). The trial court sentenced defendant to three years imprisonment, suspended execution of sentence, and placed defendant on two years probation. On appeal, defendant challenges the admission of the controlled substance into evidence after the denial of his motion to suppress. We affirm.

On October 31, 2009, Officer Lawrence Kreisman and another police officer saw defendant…