State v. Caffey

FRED E. SCHOENLAUB, Special Judge.

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of possession of burglar’s tools. Section 560.-115 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. Upon a finding of a prior felony conviction by the Court he was sentenced to three years in the custody of the Department of Corrections. Sections 556.280 and 560.115 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. Defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict and to direct a verdict of acquittal, or in the alternative to grant a new trial, was overruled and he appealed.

Defendant assigns as error the action of the trial court in overruling his motion to suppress evidence obtained as…