State of Missouri v. Vernell Loggins, Jr.

Introduction

Vernell Loggins, Jr. (Defendant) appeals the judgment of conviction entered by the Circuit Court of Franklin County after a jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree. Defendant claims that the trial court erred in denying Defendant’s: (1) motion for acquittal; and (2) motion to suppress and admitting at trial, the iPhone and images seized from the iPhone. .We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial established the following: On the night of November 1, 2009, Defendant’s girlfriend, Stephanie Fields,…