State of Missouri, Plaintiff/Respondent v. Michael Ford

LISA S. VAN AMBURG, Presiding Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Michael Ford appeals the trial court’s judgment of conviction of one count each of first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. 1 Ford contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress physical evidence seized by police at the scene of his arrest and incriminating statements he made thereafter. This Court disagrees. In this case, the police officer questioned Ford before the officer completed the stated purpose of his initial investigatory stop, and Ford’s evasive answers provided the officer with reasonable suspicion to…