State of Missouri v. Derrick L. Carrawell

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC94927 ) DERRICK L. CARRAWELL, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS The Honorable Steven Russell Ohmer, Judge Opinion issued January 12, 2016 Derrick Carrawell appeals his conviction of the class C felony of possession of a controlled substance. § 195.202. 1 A police officer searched a plastic grocery bag that Carrawell was holding after he was already handcuffed and seated in the police car and discovered heroin. Carrawell argues the circuit court erred and abused its…