Prins v. Director of Revenue

VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge.

The Director of Revenue (“the Director”) appeals the trial court’s judgment disallowing the introduction of evidence or testimony from a Missouri State Highway Patrol (“MSHP”) trooper regarding the stop of Martin Prins’s vehicle and the arrest of Prins for driving while intoxicated. On appeal, the Director claims that the trial court erred in excluding the evidence because it erroneously applied the spoliation doctrine, and claims that if the evidence had been admitted, it would have established that the trooper had probable cause for arresting Prins and that Prins…