State v. Flowers

A jury returned guilty verdicts against Ricky E. Flowers (“Defendant”) on the charges of possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to use and possession of methamphetamine, a controlled substance. See sections 195.202 and 195.238.1 The trial court entered judgment accordingly and sentenced Defendant to concurrent, three-year terms on each offense.

Defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress and subsequently admitting evidence at trial that the police found on Defendant’s person and inside his duffel bag because: (1) the officer who stopped him lacked…