Criminal
Automobile exception applied
Automobiles constituted an exception to the warrant requirement for conducting a search when a law enforcement officer had probable cause to believe that a weapon or evidence of a crime was present. Automobiles presented an exigent circumstance because of their mobility and, even if immobile, carried a lesser reasonable expectation of privacy. The condition of the car and driver gave the officer probable cause to believe that an offense had occurred. On denial of a motion to suppress evidence, preservation of error in the admission of that evidence required an objection at the earliest opportunity, which occurred when the state offered the evidence. No plain error occurred in admitting evidence discovered during the search.
State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Douglas Beeson, Appellant.
Missouri Court of Appeals-Eastern District – ED112071
